Stavros Center for Independent Living

The covered entity (CE), Stavros Center for Independent Living, reported that its BA inadvertently sent the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 2,347 individuals to the wrong recipients. The ePHI involved included, names, addresses, Social Security numbers, drivers’ license numbers, and financial information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided free identity theft monitoring services. As a result of this incident, the CE terminated its relationship with its BA and updated its policies and procedures related to address verification. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.