Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by H.E.L.P. Financial Corporation (December 2010)

Organization named: H.E.L.P. Financial Corporation 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 OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of Dec. 3, 2010.

Organization as reported: H.E.L.P. Financial Corporation, MI
Entity type as reported: Business Associate
Category as reported: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported: Paper/Films
Submission date: Dec. 3, 2010
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 15933, row:7072)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

A programming error in a business associate's IT system caused the PHI of patients to be printed on letters sent to other patients. The printing error affected approximately 9475 individuals.The protected health information involved in the breach included patient names, medical record numbers and account balances. Following the discovery of the breach, the BA corrected the programming error and implemented additional quality checks. Additionally, the BA notified the affected individuals and the CE notified the local media. \
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

9,475 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date Dec. 3, 2010, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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2010-12-03Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 15933)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

H.E.L.P. Financial Corporation Named as a service provider 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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