Southern Illinois Hospital Services

The covered entity (CE), Southern Illinois Hospital Services, reported that its business associate misdirected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 613 individuals to the wrong medical facilities. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, gender, addresses, and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. Complimentary identity protection services were provided to affected individuals. In its mitigation efforts, the BA implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect ePHI.