- State
- IA
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 2,506
- 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
On May 6, 2016, during a move out of its Dubuque Health Center, the covered entity, (CE), Planned Parenthood of the Heartland mistakenly left its locked closet open which contained patients’ records. The breach affected approximately 2,506 individuals and the types of protected health information (PHI) involved included patients’ pregnancy tests, lab logs, and colposcopy documentation. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Following the breach, the CE trained and retrained its workforce members. OCR obtained documented assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted above.
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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