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Polk County Health Services, Inc
ArchivedSubmitted 04/12/2018
Updated 18 hours ago ()
- State
- IA
- Covered entity type
- Health Plan
- Individuals affected
- 1,071
- 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), Polk County Health Services, reported that an employee inadvertently shared the protected health information (PHI) of 1,071 individuals with unauthorized entities. The PHI involved included names, addresses, and Social Security numbers. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect sensitive data. Workforce members were retrained on the requirement to protect and secure PHI.
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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