Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by City of Detroit Health Department (April 2020)

Organization named: City of Detroit Health Department Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure

What the sources say

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 April 27, 2020.

Organization as reported: City of Detroit Health Department, MI
Entity type as reported: Healthcare Provider
Category as reported: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported: Network Server
Submission date: April 27, 2020
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12902, row:4041)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

City of Detroit Health Department, the covered entity (CE), reported that a misconfiguration of an online dashboard allowed the protected health information (PHI) of 1,945 individuals to be viewable by others. The PHI involved clinical and demographic information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. The CE took several corrective actions in response to the breach including administrative and technical safeguards.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

1,945 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date April 27, 2020, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

Source dates are the dates the sources give. Observation dates are when BreachRecords recorded each revision.

2020-04-27Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 12902)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

City of Detroit Health Department Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

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text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, retrieved from HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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