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 April 4, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Banis Plastic Surgery, KY
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- April 4, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10816, row:1955)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Banis Plastic Surgery, reported that an employee emailed the protected health information (PHI) of 4,498 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names and addresses. The CE notified HHS and the affected individuals. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule.