HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of Feb. 22, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Ascension Michigan (single affiliated covered entity) ACE, MI
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Electronic Medical Record
- Submission date
- Feb. 22, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11612, row:2751)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Ascension Michigan ACE, reported that an employee impermissibly accessed the protected health information (PHI) for 27,177 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, social security and drivers’ license numbers, claims information, diagnoses, lab results, and medications. The CE notified HHS and the affected individuals, and published media notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards. OCR provided technical assistance.