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 Dec. 7, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Wind River Family and Community Health Care, WY
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Dec. 7, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11738, row:2877)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Wind River Family and Community Health Care, reported that a spreadsheet containing the protected health information (PHI) of 8,946 individuals was sent to the wrong recipient. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, lab results, and diagnoses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative safeguards to better protect its PHI. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE regarding the HIPAA Security and Breach Notification Rules.