- State
- MI
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 996
- 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
Ascension Borgess Hospital, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee emailed 996 individuals without using the blind copy function. The protected health information (PHI) was limited to email addresses only. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. The CE retrained the responsible employee on the importance of patient privacy and provided HIPAA Privacy Rule training to all staff members. OCR obtained documentation that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.
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
Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.