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 July 21, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Harris County Hospital District d/b/a Harris Health System, TX
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- July 21, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10582, row:1721)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Harris County Hospital District dba Harris Health System, reported that a software application exposed the protected health information (PHI) of 455,676 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security and drivers’ license numbers, diagnoses, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect PHI.