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Breach notice filed by DataStat, Inc. (February 2016)

Organization named: DataStat, Inc. 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 Feb. 12, 2016.

Organization as reported
DataStat, Inc., MI
Entity type as reported
Business Associate
Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported
Paper/Films
Submission date
Feb. 12, 2016
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 14617, row:5756)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

An employee of a business associate (BA), DataStat, erroneously misdirected surveys to 487 individuals after failing to following the BA’s re-print protocol after a printer paper jam. The types of protected health information (PHI) involved in the breach included demographic information, including names and addresses. The CE provided breach notification to HHS and affected individuals. The BA also improved technical safeguards to assist with quality assessment checks and sanctioned the involved employee with a written warning. OCR obtained documentation that the BA implemented the corrective actions steps listed above.

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

Figures, per source

  • 552 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Feb. 12, 2016, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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  • Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 14617)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • DataStat, Inc. Named as a service provider 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, retrieved from HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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