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Breach notice filed by Henry Ford Health System (February 2019)

Organization named: Henry Ford Health System 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 Feb. 20, 2019.

Organization as reported
Henry Ford Health System, MI
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported
Paper/Films
Submission date
Feb. 20, 2019
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13524, row:4663)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Henry Ford Health System (HFHS) reported that an employee inadvertently mailed protected health information (PHI) to the wrong recipients. This breach affected 5,578 individuals. The PHI involved included names and medication information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Following this breach, the CE implemented administrative safeguards to prevent mailing errors and retrained its staff. OCR also provided technical assistance to HFHS about mitigating harm by requesting individuals to destroy or return incorrectly received mailings. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted above.

The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

  • 5,590 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date Feb. 20, 2019, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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  • Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 13524)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • Henry Ford Health System Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

  • 3dbc27dd5742e041cc1e7fe18cc669e2901fbd3b86b7007ed27948ff4d406e1f
    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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