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 June 27, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Samaritan Health Services, Inc., OR
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Electronic Medical Record
- Submission date
- June 27, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9831, row:970)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Samaritan Health Services, reported that a workforce member impermissibly accessed the protected health information (PHI) of 1,296 individuals without authority. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, claims information, diagnoses, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE sanctioned the workforce member and provided free credit monitoring services to affected individuals.