The covered entity (CE), Yale New Haven Hospital, reported that a file containing the protected health information (PHI) of 19,496 individuals was inadvertently uploaded to a public facing website. The PHI involved included names, telephone numbers, email addresses, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards, and retrained workforce members to better protect its PHI.
