HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of May 8, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- 1st Choice Home Care, AR
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Electronic Medical Record
- Submission date
- May 8, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9918, row:1057)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), 1st Choice Home Care, reported that an employee shared the protected health information (PHI) of 1,600 individuals with others. The PHI involved demographic and clinical information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards.