Rush System for Health
Disclosed Dec 21, 20232 years ago4,961 affectedConfirmed
The covered entity (CE), Rush System for Health, reported that an employee mailed the protected health information (PHI) of 4,961 individuals in a manner in which PHI was inadvertently disclosed. The PHI involved included names only. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the incident, the CE sanctioned the responsible individual and strengthened its administrative safeguards to better protect PHI. Staff were retrained.
What is known
| People affected | 4,961 (as reported to HHS) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Dec 21, 2023 |
| Attack | Insider |
| Data exposed | Names, Health |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Rush System for Health (Healthcare Provider, IL)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| HHS archivetotal | Dec 21, 2023 | 4,961 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (HHS archive), confirmed by HHS OCR. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.