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Berkshire Medical Center

ArchivedSubmitted 11/23/2016
State
MA
Covered entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
1,745
Business associate present
Yes
Type of breach
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of breached information
Email, Other Portable Electronic Device
First seen by InfoSec Signals
9/23/2026
Last seen in OCR export
9/23/2026

OCR description

A former employee of a business associate (BA), Ambucor Health Solutions, stole the protected health information (PHI) of the covered entity's (CE) patients that was contained in a mobile computer drive. The types of PHI involved in the breach included clinical and demographic information such as patients' names, dates of birth, diagnoses, and treatment, and affected1,745 individuals. OCR reviewed the CE's BA agreement and determined that it is compliance with the Privacy Rule. OCR obtained assurances that individuals affected by this breach were notified in accordance with the Breach Notification Rule.

Change history

  • 9/23/2026Added to OCR's archive list

Source: HHS OCR Breach Portal, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights about this source

Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.

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