Sutter Health East Bay Region (CA) reported to HHS on 2013-07-05 an Unauthorized Access/Disclosure affecting 4,479 individuals. PHI was stolen by a workforce member of its business associate (BA) and later discovered by the Alameda County Sheriff's office during an unrelated investigation. The stolen data included names, addresses, dates of birth, SSNs, and other identifiers belonging to patients of Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, Sutter Delta Medical Center, and Eden Medical Center. The covered entity provided notification and credit monitoring, conducted forensic investigations, and implemented data loss prevention technology.
Affected (this filing): 4,479