MONTANAHHS OCRFirst filing
Filed Mar 21, 2016bd_961ba60990130f15
Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital (MT) reported to HHS on 2016-03-21 an Unauthorized Access/Disclosure affecting 1,124 individuals. On or about February 19, 2016, Executive Services, a business associate, erroneously sent letters to 1,124 patients containing another patient's name due to a misaligned spreadsheet. PHI involved: patient names. Breached information located on Paper/Films. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and media. OCR obtained assurances of corrective actions including new mailing procedures, HIPAA refresher training, and spreadsheet software training.
Affected (this filing): 1,124
HHS notified