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 Nov. 29, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Fenway Community Health Center, Inc., MA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- Nov. 29, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10316, row:1455)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Fenway Community Health Center, reported that an employee of its business associate (BA) inadvertently sent the protected health information (PHI) of 599 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names, addresses, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect PHI. Staff were retrained. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules.