Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Erlanger Health System (September 2020)

Organization named: Erlanger Health System Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Loss

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 Sept. 4, 2020.

Organization as reported: Erlanger Health System, TN
Entity type as reported: Healthcare Provider
Category as reported: Loss
Location of information as reported: Other Portable Electronic Device
Submission date: Sept. 4, 2020
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12714, row:3853)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Erlanger Health System, reported that its business associate (BA) lost CDs that contained the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 4,938 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, and lab results. The CDs were not encrypted or password protected. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. Following the breach, the CE trained the staff of its BA on the proper methods of safeguarding ePHI. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

4,938 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date Sept. 4, 2020, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

Source dates are the dates the sources give. Observation dates are when BreachRecords recorded each revision.

2020-09-04Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 12714)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Erlanger Health System 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, 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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