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 17, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- OB GYN Specialists of Lima Inc, OH
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Improper Disposal
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- June 17, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9853, row:992)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), OB GYN Specialists of Lima, reported that an employee improperly disposed of documents containing the protected health information (PHI) of 1,241 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, social security and drivers’ license numbers, health insurance information, diagnoses, lab results, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, and the media. The CE implemented additional administrative safeguards to better protect PHI.