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Multnomah County Health Department
ArchivedSubmitted 05/20/2024
Updated 13 hours ago ()
- State
- OR
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 1,092
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- Laptop
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 25, 2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), Multnomah County Health Department, reported that a former workforce member retained possession of a laptop that contained the protected health information (PHI) of 1,092 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, other identifiers, claims information, clinical and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect its PHI.
Change history
- Sep 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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