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. 11, 2020.
- Organization as reported
- The Iowa Clinic, P.C., IA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- Aug. 11, 2020
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12750, row:3889)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), The Iowa Clinic, reported that an employee inadvertently mailed the protected health information (PHI) of 915 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Following the breach, the CE sanctioned and retrained the responsible employee and revised its procedures to better protect its sensitive data.