HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of June 21, 2019.
- Organization as reported
- Adventist Health Physician Services, CA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Improper Disposal
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- June 21, 2019
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13358, row:4497)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Adventist Health Physician Services, reported that an employee impermissibly disposed of medical records in a trash receptacle. This breach affected approximately 3,797 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, birthdates, drivers’ license information, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, lab results, and medications prescribed. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. In addition, Adventist Health Physicians Services offered complimentary credit monitoring services as well as a toll-free number for questions or concerns. In its mitigation efforts, the BA implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards and retrained its staff. The responsible employee was also sanctioned. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.