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University of Wisconsin - Madison
ArchivedSubmitted 09/07/2017
Updated 19 hours ago ()
- State
- WI
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 1,000
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- Paper/Films
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 25, 2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), the University of Wisconsin - Madison reported that employees mailed postcards containing the protected health information (PHI) of 1,000 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, medications prescribed, and other clinical information. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, the media, and affected individuals. The CE also offered free identity protection services to all individuals affected by this breach incident, implemented additional administrative safeguards, and retrained its employees. The employees involved were sanctioned. OCR obtained assurances 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
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