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Breach notice filed by Dermatologists of Southwest Ohio (December 2018)

Organization named: Dermatologists of Southwest Ohio 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 Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of Dec. 20, 2018.

Organization as reported
Dermatologists of Southwest Ohio, OH
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Improper Disposal
Location of information as reported
Paper/Films
Submission date
Dec. 20, 2018
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13593, row:4732)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

Dermatologists of Southwest Ohio, the covered entity (CE), reported that its cleaning vendor improperly disposed of the medical records of 733 individuals by placing them in a public dumpster. The protected health information (PHI) involved included names, addresses, birthdates, drivers’ license information, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, lab results, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services to affected individuals. In its mitigation efforts, the CE retrained its staff and its vendor on the proper methods of disposing of medical records.

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

Figures, per source

  • 733 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Dec. 20, 2018, 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 13593)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • Dermatologists of Southwest Ohio 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, retrieved from HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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