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 June 24, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- John Muir Physician Network, CA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- June 24, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12056, row:3195)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), John Muir Physician Network, reported that an employee impermissibly provided an individual with access to an Excel file that contained the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 1,081 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, diagnoses, and health insurance and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE sanctioned the responsible employee and implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to protect its sensitive data.