The covered entity (CE), Vail Clinic, Inc., dba Vail Valley Medical Center and dba Howard Head Sports Medicine, reported that a workforce member impermissibly acquired and retained the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 3,118 individuals. The ePHI involved included names and diagnoses/conditions. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE strengthened its administrative, physical, and technical safeguards and retrained its staff. The responsible employee was also sanctioned. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE.
