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 March 5, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Miracle-Ear, CA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Theft
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- March 5, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12305, row:3444)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Miracle-Ear, reported that its facility was burglarized and the protected health information (PHI) of 484 individuals was compromised. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, lab results, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided complimentary credit monitoring services. A toll-free phone number was established for questions and concerns. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional physical safeguards to better protect its PHI.