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East Houston Medicine and Pediatrics Clinic
ArchivedSubmitted 07/13/2023
Updated 15 hours ago ()
- State
- TX
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 13,184
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Loss
- Location of breached information
- Paper/Films
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 25, 2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), East Houston Medicine and Pediatrics Clinic, reported that the protected health information (PHI) of 13,184 individuals was left in an abandoned self-storage unit that was subsequently auctioned to a private individual. The PHI involved included demographic, clinical, and financial information. The CE notified HHS and affected individuals. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Privacy and Breach Notification Rules.
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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