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 Aug. 15, 2019.
- Organization as reported
- Fairfield Medical Center, OH
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- Aug. 15, 2019
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13265, row:4404)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
On July 17, 2019, the CE forwarded mismatched member information to its business associate (BA), causing 1,182 members to receive mail that contained another member’s name and location of service. Following the CE’s internal investigation, the CE provided self-addressed stamp envelopes to facilitate the return of the incorrectly addressed letters, implemented a procedure to ensure that documents will be correctly formatted and saved in a format which cannot be changed, and implemented quality measures to ensure information is correct. The CE also completed execution of a renewal business associate agreement with its vendor. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. OCR obtained documented assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted above.