- State
- OH
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 1,748
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- Electronic Medical Record, Email, Paper/Films
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
The MetroHealth System, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee of its vendor included the protected health information (PHI) of 1,748 individuals in mailings to other individuals who requested their medical records. The PHI involved included names and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE and its vendor implemented additional administrative safeguards to protect sensitive data.
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.