NJHHS OCRFirst filing
Filed Dec 15, 2017bd_63505ee4c7d84345
Chilton Medical Center (NJ) reported to HHS on 2017-12-15 a Theft affecting 4,600 individuals. An employee removed a computer hard drive containing PHI — including patients' names, addresses, dates of birth, medications, treatment information, and medical record numbers — and sold it on the internet. The CE notified the Morris County NJ Prosecutor's Office and FBI, terminated the employee, revised electronic-asset management policies, improved physical security, and implemented new hard drive decommissioning procedures. OCR obtained assurances of corrective action.
Affected (this filing): 4,600
HHS notified