2011 — Contra: Residents who owed money to the county health…
Data compromised
Personal information
Technical writeup
Residents who owed money to the county health department had their names inadvertently published in a public document. The names were published in a report to the Board of Supervisors dated July 27, 2010. The error was discovered at the end of November, 2011. No patient information was exposed, but the publication of the names in the report constitutes a breach of patient confidentiality laws. The information was removed from the online report.
Root cause
Unintended disclosure