- State
- MT
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 8,331
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 26, 2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), Partnership Health Center, reported that an employee sent inaccurate patient data to a third-party survey vendor who then emailed the protected health information (PHI) of 8,331 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical security safeguards. Staff were retrained on methods to better protect 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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