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Mountain Area Health Education Center dba MAHEC
ArchivedSubmitted 04/14/2022
Updated 12 hours ago ()
- State
- NC
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 1,115
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Improper Disposal
- 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), Mountain Area Health Education Center dba MAHEC, reported that an employee placed documents containing the protected health information (PHI) of 1,115 individuals in an unsecured recycling bin. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE sanctioned the responsible employees and retrained all staff on the proper disposal methods for 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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