BreachScout BreachScout Breach Records

Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by AeroCare Holdings (May 2017)

Organization named: AeroCare Holdings Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure

What the sources say

HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice

Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of May 4, 2017.

Organization as reported
AeroCare Holdings, FL
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported
Email
Submission date
May 4, 2017
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 14195, row:5334)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

AeroCare Holdings, the covered entity (CE), discovered that an employee sent an email that impermissibly disclosed the identity of email recipients and contained protected health information (PHI). The breach affected 858 individuals. The PHI contained in the email identified recipients as users of CPAP devices. The CE sent timely breach notification to HHS, to affected individuals, and to the media. In response to the breach, the CE prepared an incident report, revised its policies and procedures for emails, and sanctioned the responsible employee. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed above.

The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

  • 860 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date May 4, 2017, revision observed 2026-10-18.

Each figure is one source's figure with the basis that source gave. Figures from different sources are shown side by side and are not added, averaged or chosen between.

Timeline

Source dates are the dates the sources give. Observation dates are when BreachRecords recorded each revision.

  • Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 14195)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • AeroCare Holdings Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

  • 3dbc27dd5742e041cc1e7fe18cc669e2901fbd3b86b7007ed27948ff4d406e1f
    text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, from the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), retrieved 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

Records reflect source filings as of the dates shown. BreachRecords is not a regulator.

Request a correction

A record that disagrees with its source, names the wrong organization or duplicates another is corrected after review. This form is about Breach notice filed by AeroCare Holdings (May 2017). We acknowledge every request within two business days. We reply by email.

The form is being set up. Check back soon.