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 July 6, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- HealthReach Community Health Centers, ME
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Improper Disposal
- Location of information as reported
- Electronic Medical Record
- Submission date
- July 6, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12030, row:3169)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), HealthReach Community Health Centers, reported that its business associate (BA) improperly disposed of hard drives that contained the protected health information (PHI) of 122,308 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, date of birth, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, diagnoses, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE offered free credit monitoring services and the BA retrained its staff on the proper methods of disposing of sensitive data and equipment.