Yardley Dermatology Associates

The covered entity (CE), Yardley Dermatology Associates, reported that an employee inadvertently emailed a spreadsheet containing the protected health information (PHI) of 523 individuals to four patients. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, medications, email addresses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and retrained workforce members to better protect its PHI. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE during this investigation.