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 Oct. 31, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- The Psychology Center, WI
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Oct. 31, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11080, row:2219)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), The Psychology Center, reported that it used software without a business associate agreement for the completion and e-signature of registration documents, releases of information, and discharge summaries during the COVID-19 pandemic which affected the protected health information (PHI) of 5,314 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, zip codes, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, credit card numbers, and diagnosis and treatment information. In response to the breach, the CE notified the affected individuals and the media. The CE discontinued use of the software in question and provided a copy of its business associate agreement with the vendor whose software it is currently using.