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 March 20, 2015.
- Organization as reported
- Community Health Network, IN
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Loss
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- March 20, 2015
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 14852, row:5991)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
On February 2, 2015, the covered entity (CE) learned that one of its facilities was unable to locate a binder containing point-of-care test results. The missing binder was never found. The binder contained the protected health information of approximately 650 individuals. The types of protected health information involved in the breach included names, dates of service, test types, test results, and possibly dates of birth. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Following the breach, the CE retrained its staff, implemented a new quality control log, and instructed medical practices to store information in its electronic medical record. OCR obtained assurances the CE implemented the corrective actions listed above.