- State
- IA
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 515
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- 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), Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, reported that a box of files containing the protected health information (PHI) of 515 individuals was left unsecured in a building. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, diagnoses, lab results, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS and the affected individuals of the breach. In its mitigation efforts, the CE sanctioned the workforce member involved in the breach and retrained its workforce members to better protect PHI.
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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