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 March 31, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Three Lower Counties Community Services, Inc. d/b/a Chesapeake Health Care, MD
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Other Portable Electronic Device
- Submission date
- March 31, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12255, row:3394)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Three Lower Counties Community Services dba Chesapeake Health Care, reported that patients were able to access the protected health information (PHI) of 2,505 individuals while using the CE’s iPads to complete registration documents. The PHI involved includes names, addresses, dates of birth, x-rays, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE discontinued patient use of the iPads and retrained its employees on patient privacy.