Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Dickinson County Health Department (January 2024)

Organization named: Dickinson County Health Department 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 Jan. 17, 2024.

Organization as reported: Dickinson County Health Department, KS
Entity type as reported: Healthcare Provider
Category as reported: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported: Desktop Computer
Submission date: Jan. 17, 2024
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10198, row:1337)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Dickinson County Health Department, reported that it became aware that an employee’s former spouse found the protected health information (PHI) of 1,063 individuals stored on a personal computer. The PHI involved included clinical and demographic information. The CE notified HHS and the affected individuals. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards, and retrained workforce members to better protect its PHI.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

1,063 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Jan. 17, 2024, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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2024-01-17Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 10198)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Dickinson County Health Department Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

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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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