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 May 5, 2020.
- Organization as reported
- The Nebraska Medical Center, NE
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Electronic Medical Record
- Submission date
- May 5, 2020
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12888, row:4027)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), The Nebraska Medical Center, reported that an employee impermissibly accessed the protected health information (PHI) of 1,311 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, diagnoses, lab results, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and established a call center for questions or concerns. In response to the breach, the CE sanctioned the employee and strengthened its administrative safeguards.