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Breach notice filed by University of Michigan/Michigan Medicine (October 2020)

Organization named: University of Michigan/Michigan Medicine 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 Oct. 16, 2020.

Organization as reported
University of Michigan/Michigan Medicine, MI
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported
Email
Submission date
Oct. 16, 2020
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12583, row:3722)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), University of Michigan/Michigan Medicine, reported that an employee inadvertently sent an email that contained the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 1,062 individuals without using the bind carbon copy function. The ePHI involved included names, email addresses, and diagnoses/conditions. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE sanctioned the responsible employee and retrained its workforce on email security. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE regarding the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules.

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

Figures, per source

  • 1,062 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Oct. 16, 2020, 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 12583)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Archived evidence

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    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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