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Kennedy University Hospital, Inc. t/a Jefferson Health
ArchivedSubmitted 08/15/2023
Updated 2 hours ago ()
- State
- NJ
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 4,140
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Loss
- Location of breached information
- Other Portable Electronic Device
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 26, 2026
OCR description
Kennedy University Hospital t/a Jefferson Health, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee lost an external hard drive for a medical imaging device. The device contained the protected health information (PHI) of 4,140 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, phone numbers, addresses, medical record numbers, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its sensitive data.
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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