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 May 20, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Multnomah County Health Department, OR
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Laptop
- Submission date
- May 20, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9901, row:1040)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Multnomah County Health Department, reported that a former workforce member retained possession of a laptop that contained the protected health information (PHI) of 1,092 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, other identifiers, claims information, clinical and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect its PHI.