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 Nov. 23, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Legacy Health, OR
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Other Portable Electronic Device
- Submission date
- Nov. 23, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11031, row:2170)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Legacy Health, the covered entity (CE), reported that a workforce member impermissibly downloaded the protected health information (PHI) of 8,065 individuals to personal storage devices. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, health insurance information, lab results, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards to better protect its PHI. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules.