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. 20, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine, a member of the ECU Health affiliated covered entity, NC
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Feb. 20, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10123, row:1262)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine, reported that certain files on its network that contained the protected health information (PHI) of 19,085 individuals were inadvertently made accessible to its students, employees and certain East Carolina University Health clinicians. The PHI involved included names, birthdates, diagnoses, financial and claims information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect PHI.