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Breach notice filed by VHS Genesis Lab Inc. (April 2010)

Organization named: VHS Genesis Lab Inc. Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Loss

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 April 5, 2010.

Organization as reported
VHS Genesis Lab Inc., IL
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Loss
Location of information as reported
Paper/Films
Submission date
April 5, 2010
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 16076, row:7215)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), VHS Genesis Lab, Inc., misplaced a month’s worth of client invoices which were never located. The invoices contained the protected health information (PHI) of over 500 individuals and included names, dates of birth, and medical testing information. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals and the media, and placed notice on its website. Following the breach, the CE arranged for a business associate to handle the mailing of invoices. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed above.

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

Figures, per source

  • 6,800 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date April 5, 2010, 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 16076)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • VHS Genesis Lab Inc. 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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