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Breach notice filed by Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (May 2023)

Organization named: Iowa Department of Health and Human Services 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 Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of May 26, 2023.

Organization as reported
Iowa Department of Health and Human Services, IA
Entity type as reported
Health Plan
Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported
Paper/Films
Submission date
May 26, 2023
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10709, row:1848)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Iowa Department of Health and Human Services, reported that an employee of its business associate (BA) inadvertently mailed the protected health information (PHI) of 833 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names, health insurance information, claims information, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website; the BA notified affected individuals. In response to the breach, the BA sanctioned the responsible employee and retrained its workforce on patient privacy and security.

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

Figures, per source

  • 833 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date May 26, 2023, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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  • Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 10709)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Archived evidence

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    text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, retrieved from HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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