COHHS OCRFirst filing
Filed Oct 14, 2013bd_17d83039c04c3dd8
Rose Medical Center, a Hospital Corporation of America facility in CO, reported to HHS on 2013-10-14 an Improper Disposal breach affecting 606 individuals. A newly hired janitorial service mistakenly disposed of patient face sheets (awaiting shredding) into recycling bins. The sheets contained PHI including demographics, SSNs, insurance info, physician info, and next-of-kin contacts. Breached information located on Paper/Films. OCR investigation led to new secured shredding procedures, SSN minimization, and staff retraining.
Affected (this filing): 606
HHS notified