ALHHS OCRFirst filing
Filed Nov 27, 2017bd_eff2b52daee7c325
University of Alabama at Birmingham reported to HHS on 2017-11-27 a Loss affecting 652 individuals. Breached information located on Other Portable Electronic Device. Two unencrypted thumb drives containing PHI of 652 individuals were lost on October 25, 2017. The drives were retrieved, but it was undetermined if data was viewed. Staff were reprimanded, notifications sent, and new procedures/policies implemented to eliminate thumb drive usage for data transfer.
Affected (this filing): 652
HHS notified