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 Feb. 24, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Asante Ashland Community Hospital, OR
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Electronic Medical Record
- Submission date
- Feb. 24, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10890, row:2029)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Asante Ashland Community Hospital, reported that one of its affiliate providers impermissibly accessed the protected health information (PHI) of 8,834 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, diagnoses, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE sanctioned the responsible provider and implemented additional administrative safeguards to better protect PHI.