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 Nov. 30, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- AMITA Health Medical Group Primary Care- Hoffman Estates, IL
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Nov. 30, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11754, row:2893)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), AMITA Health Medical Group, reported that an employee transmitted a mass email to patients without utilizing the blind carbon copy function. This breach affected the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 1,647 individuals. The PHI involved included names and email addresses. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE sanctioned and retrained the responsible employees.