Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital

The covered entity (CE), Bon Secours Health System, discovered that two Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) impermissibly electronically accessed the medical records of approximately 5,764 patients during the prior 12 months. The protected health information (PHI) contained in the breach included patients' names, social security numbers, dates of birth, addresses, clinical information, and other identifiers. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals and the media. Following the breach, the CE conducted a full investigation, sanctioned the two CNAs, revoked their access to the electronic medical record system and subsequently terminated both employees for their actions. Following the CE's reports to law enforcement and the state department of health professions, the two former employees plead guilty to Federal misdemeanor charges and had their professional certifications revoked. OCR reviewed the CE's most recent risk assessment and confirmed that all identified risks are to be addressed by December 2014 according to the CE's Risk Management Plan. As a result of OCR's investigation, the CE pursued prosecution of the CNAs and provided credit monitoring services to the affected individuals. \ \