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 2, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center, SC
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Electronic Medical Record
- Submission date
- June 2, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10680, row:1819)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center, reported that an employee impermissibly accessed the protected health information (PHI) of 1,802 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 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 sanctioned the responsible employee, provided complimentary credit monitoring services, and implemented additional administrative safeguards.