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 Sept. 3, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Premier Health Family Care – North and Premier Health Family Care of Vandalia, OH
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- Sept. 3, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9720, row:859)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Premier Health Family Care – North and Premier Health Family Care of Vandalia, reported that a former employee improperly retained documents containing the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 3,092 individuals. The PHI involved names, addresses, dates of birth, diagnoses/conditions, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE provided security awareness training to its workforce and reviewed its policies and procedures to better protect its PHI. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE regarding the HIPAA Rules.