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 Dec. 12, 2018.
- Organization as reported
- Alpha-Omega Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Center, PC, AZ
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Desktop Computer, Electronic Medical Record, Email, Network Server, Other, Other Portable Electronic Device, Paper/Films
- Submission date
- Dec. 12, 2018
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13604, row:4743)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Alpha-Omega Endocrinology was temporarily locked out of its office when the building it was located in was purchased. This also led to the potential impermissible access to protected health information (PHI) by the new owners. The breach affected approximately 1,000 individuals and the PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, social security numbers, claims information, clinical information, and other treatment information. The covered entity determined that it was unlikely that any PHI was actually viewed, accessed, or misused. Following the breach, the covered entity provided notice to all affected individuals as well as the media. The covered entity subsequently closed its practice. OCR has determined that no further OCR action was required.