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 2, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Oyate Health Center, SD
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Improper Disposal
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- May 2, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10759, row:1898)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Oyate Health Center, reported that it improperly disposed of a document that contained the protected health information (PHI) of 575 individuals. The PHI involved included names, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach the CE implemented additional administrative safeguards to better protect its PHI.