- State
- OR
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 547
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), Klamath County, reported that a workforce member impermissibly emailed the protected health information (PHI) of 547 individuals to a personal email account. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE sanctioned the workforce member responsible for the breach and retrained its workforce on safeguarding PHI. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE regarding the HIPAA Rules.
Change history
- 9/23/2026Added to OCR's archive list
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, Breach Portal. Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.