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 Oct. 26, 2020.
- Organization as reported
- Allergy & Asthma Center, TX
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Oct. 26, 2020
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12563, row:3702)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Allergy & Asthma Center, reported that a workforce member inadvertently e-mailed a document that contained the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 711 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE sanctioned the workforce members and retrained all employees.