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Jefferson PA Heart and Vascular
ArchivedSubmitted 09/18/2024
Updated 16 hours ago ()
- State
- PA
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 755
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- Paper/Films
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 25, 2026
OCR description
Jefferson PA Heart and Vascular, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee mailed the protected health information of 755 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names and treatment information. The CE notified HHS and the affected individuals. In response to the breach, the CE strengthened its administrative safeguards.
Change history
- Sep 23, 2026Added to OCR's archive list
Source: HHS OCR Breach Portal, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights about this source
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