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UHHS Geauga Medical Center

ArchivedSubmitted 03/10/2016
State
OH
Covered entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
677
Business associate present
No
Type of breach
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of breached information
Electronic Medical Record
First seen by InfoSec Signals
9/23/2026
Last seen in OCR export
9/23/2026

OCR description

UHHS Geauga Medical Center (Geauga), the covered entity, discovered that an employee had impermissibly accessed the medical records of 677 individuals. The protected health information (PHI) involved included names, dates of birth, clinical information, diagnosis/conditions, and medications prescribed. Geauga notified all affected individuals and media outlets. As a result of this incident, the employee was terminated and the incident was reported to the Ohio Board of Pharmacy, Ohio Board of Nursing, and local law enforcement. OCR was provided documentation of these corrective actions.

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

Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.

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