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 29, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Peoples Community Health Clinic, IA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- June 29, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12045, row:3184)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Peoples Community Health Clinic, reported that an employee experienced an email phishing incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 40,084 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, addresses, drivers’ license numbers, dates of birth, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards. Staff were retrained on email security precautions.