- State
- TX
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 1,500
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- Network Server
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 25, 2026
OCR description
Baytown Medical Center, the covered entity (CE), reported that its business associate (BA) inadvertently made the protected health information (PHI) of 1,500 individuals viewable over the Internet. The PHI involved included names, dates of service, and diagnosis codes. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. As a result of OCR’s investigation, the CE and BA implemented administrative and technical safeguards to better protect sensitive data.
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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