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Breach notice filed by The MetroHealth System (June 2023)

Organization named: The MetroHealth System Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure

What the sources say

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 June 23, 2023.

Organization as reported
The MetroHealth System, OH
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported
Electronic Medical Record
Submission date
June 23, 2023
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10637, row:1776)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), The MetroHealth System, reported that an employee impermissibly accessed the protected health information (PHI) of 1,230 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, medical images, lab results, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS and affected individuals. In response to the breach, the CE sanctioned the employee, implemented additional technical safeguards, and set up a call center for questions or concerns.

The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

  • 1,230 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date June 23, 2023, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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  • Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 10637)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • The MetroHealth System Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

  • 3dbc27dd5742e041cc1e7fe18cc669e2901fbd3b86b7007ed27948ff4d406e1f
    text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, retrieved from HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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