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 April 14, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Mountain Area Health Education Center dba MAHEC, NC
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Improper Disposal
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- April 14, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11526, row:2665)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Mountain Area Health Education Center dba MAHEC, reported that an employee placed documents containing the protected health information (PHI) of 1,115 individuals in an unsecured recycling bin. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE sanctioned the responsible employees and retrained all staff on the proper disposal methods for PHI.