The covered entity (CE), University Hospital, reported that a workforce member impermissibly accessed the protected health (PHI) of 10,067 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, health insurance information, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services, sanctioned the workforce member responsible for the breach, and retrained its workforce members to better protect its PHI.
