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 Aug. 17, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD, TX
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Aug. 17, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10510, row:1649)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), The Harris Center of Mental Health and IDD, reported that a software application used by its business associate (BA) exposed the protected health information (PHI) of 599,367 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, health insurance information, and medical record numbers. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect PHI.