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 Dec. 28, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Advocate Aurora Health, WI
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Loss
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- Dec. 28, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11706, row:2845)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Advocate Aurora Health, reported that a document containing the protected health information (PHI) of 1,729 individuals was lost in the mail. The PHI involved included names, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and sanctioned the employee responsible. Technical safeguards were also implemented to protect and secure sensitive data.