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 Sept. 26, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Center for a Brighter Tomorrow PLLC, TN
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Loss
- Location of information as reported
- Other Portable Electronic Device
- Submission date
- Sept. 26, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11163, row:2302)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Center for a Brighter Tomorrow, reported that an employee lost an unencrypted USB drive that contained the protected health information (PHI) of 1,082 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, medications prescribed, and claims information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE reminded disciplined the employee involved and implemented additional technical safeguards.