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University of North Carolina Health
ArchivedSubmitted 11/05/2021
Updated 17 hours ago ()
- State
- NC
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 946
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- Electronic Medical Record
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 25, 2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), University of North Carolina Health reported that its business associate (BA) discovered that employees impermissibly accessed the protected health information (PHI) of 946 individuals. The PHI involved included the names, addresses, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE changed its computer system security settings to better protect its PHI and implemented additional technical safeguards and provided training to its employees.
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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