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 July 22, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Allcare Medical Management Incorporated, CA
- Entity type as reported
- Business Associate
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- July 22, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9791, row:930)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The business associate (BA), Allcare Medical Management, reported that an employee was the subject of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 16,378 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and other demographic information. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice online. In its mitigation efforts, the BA implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI. In addition, the BA retrained its workforce members on email security precautions. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules.