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Harris County Hospital District d/b/a Harris Health System
ArchivedSubmitted 02/27/2020
- State
- TX
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 2,298
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Loss
- Location of breached information
- Paper/Films
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), Harris County Hospital District dba Harris Health System, reported that an employee lost two envelopes containing the protected health information (PHI) of 2,298 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, birthdates, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative and physical safeguards to prevent future incidents of this nature.
Change history
- 9/23/2026Added to OCR's archive list
Source: HHS OCR Breach Portal, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights about this source
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