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 Oct. 2, 2020.
- Organization as reported
- Premier Health Partners, OH
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Oct. 2, 2020
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12608, row:3747)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Premier Health Partners, reported that multiple employees were the victims of an email phishing attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 254,786 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license numbers, Social Security numbers, claims and financial information, diagnosis, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its ePHI. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Security and Breach Notification Rules.