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Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center
ArchivedSubmitted 11/05/2020
Updated 14 hours ago ()
- State
- IL
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 3,815
- 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 25, 2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center, reported that an employee emailed the protected health information (PHI) of 3,815 individuals to unauthorized entities. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, and lab results. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE sanctioned and retrained the responsible employee and revised its policies and procedures.
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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