Planned Parenthood of the Heartland

On May 6, 2016, during a move out of its Dubuque Health Center, the covered entity, (CE), Planned Parenthood of the Heartland mistakenly left its locked closet open which contained patients’ records. The breach affected approximately 2,506 individuals and the types of protected health information (PHI) involved included patients’ pregnancy tests, lab logs, and colposcopy documentation. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Following the breach, the CE trained and retrained its workforce members. OCR obtained documented assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted above.