FEDERALHHS OCRFirst filing
Filed Oct 10, 2016bd_dde8230a1f6f769b
Baxter Healthcare reported to HHS on October 10, 2016, an incident of unauthorized access/disclosure affecting 992 individuals. On September 15, 2016, an employee sent an email to patients with their email addresses visible in the 'To' field, exposing them to other recipients. The breached information was located in an email. In response, the employee was reeducated and sanctioned, and the broader workforce received additional HIPAA training.
Affected (this filing): 992
HHS notified