- State
- IL
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 1,030
- 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
Hillcrest Nursing Center, the covered entity (CE), reported that a former employee impermissibly accessed its electronic medical records system containing the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 1,030 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license numbers, Social Security numbers, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect its ePHI.
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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