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 Aug. 26, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Roper St. Francis Healthcare, SC
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- Aug. 26, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9734, row:873)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Roper St. Francis Healthcare, the covered entity (CE), learned that an employee inadvertently sent the protected health information (PHI) of 4,125 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names only. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach the CE sanctioned the responsible employee. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules.