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 10, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- CompuNet Clinical Laboratories, OH
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Other Portable Electronic Device
- Submission date
- April 10, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9981, row:1120)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), CompuNet Clinical Laboratories, reported that an autofill function on certain patient registration devices caused the protected health information (PHI) of 6,963 individuals to become viewable by others. The PHI involved included names and dates of birth. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect PHI.