FEDERALHHS OCRFirst filing
Filed Feb 19, 2020bd_1abc414f09f194a9
Lake County Health Department reported to HHS on February 19, 2020, that an employee sent an unencrypted email containing the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 14,488 individuals to their personal email account. The breached information was located in the email. The ePHI included names and other identifying information. In response, the department sanctioned the employee, retrained all staff, and implemented additional security safeguards.
Affected (this filing): 14,488
HHS notified