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 Aug. 3, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Advanced Care Partners, LLC, GA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Aug. 3, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10553, row:1692)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Advanced Care Partners, reported that an employee sent an email containing the protected health information (PHI) of 518 individuals to unauthorized individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, diagnoses, and medications. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained on the requirement to protect and secure sensitive data.