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 March 8, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Access TeleCare, TX
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- March 8, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10081, row:1220)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Access TeleCare, reported that an employee was the target of an email phishing scheme that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 65,466 individuals. The ePHI involved included clinical, demographic, and financial information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were also retrained in its requirements to protect and secure ePHI.