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Breach notice filed by Crown Point Health Center (January 2016)

Organization named: Crown Point Health Center Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Improper Disposal

What the sources say

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 Jan. 29, 2016.

Organization as reported
Crown Point Health Center, IN
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Improper Disposal
Location of information as reported
Paper/Films
Submission date
Jan. 29, 2016
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 14625, row:5764)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

Patients’ empty paper file folders with protected health information (PHI) appearing on the front cover were improperly disposed of when an employee put them in the regular trash. The PHI on the cover included patients' dates of birth, medical record numbers, and guarantors' names. Approximately 1,854 individuals were affected by this breach. The covered entity (CE) provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals and the media. The notification letter informed the individuals that a hotline had been established to address their questions and provided the hotline phone number. To prevent a similar breach from happening in the future, the CE sanctioned the involved employee and counseled the remaining staff regarding this matter. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed above.

The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

  • 1,854 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date Jan. 29, 2016, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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  • Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 14625)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • Crown Point Health Center Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

  • 3dbc27dd5742e041cc1e7fe18cc669e2901fbd3b86b7007ed27948ff4d406e1f
    text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, from the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), retrieved 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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