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 May 28, 2020.
- Organization as reported
- South Bend Medical Foundation, Inc., IN
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Improper Disposal
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- May 28, 2020
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12866, row:4005)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), South Bend Medical Foundation, Inc., reported that its business associate (BA) improperly destroyed the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 500 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, and lab results. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE properly destroyed the mishandled medical records and revised its policy and procedures to better protect its PHI. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.