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The Neurology Foundation, Inc.
ArchivedSubmitted 09/01/2017
Updated 13 hours ago ()
- State
- RI
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 12,861
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- Desktop Computer, Electronic Medical Record, Network Server, Other Portable Electronic Device, Paper/Films
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 25, 2026
OCR description
The covered entity, The Neurology Foundation, reported that an employee impermissibly transferred files from his work computer to his personal electronic devices. This breach affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 12,861 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, health insurance and financial information, medications prescribed, 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 its employees.
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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