Pathway Healthcare

The covered entity (CE), Pathway Healthcare, reported that an employee forwarded the protected health information (PHI) of 1,304 individuals to her personal email address. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS and affected individuals. In response to the breach the CE sanctioned the responsible employee and retrained its employees to better protect its PHI. Administrative safeguards were also put in place.