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Northwestern Memorial Hospital
ArchivedSubmitted 12/30/2020
Updated 16 hours ago ()
- State
- IL
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 682
- 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), Northwestern Memorial Hospital, reported that a workforce member impermissibly accessed the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 682 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, medications prescribed, and additional clinical and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and state and federal regulatory agencies. Following the breach, the CE sanctioned the workforce member and retrained its staff to prevent future incidents of this nature.
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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