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 Aug. 19, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Cerebral Medical Group, P.A., CA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- Aug. 19, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11239, row:2378)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Cerebral Medical Group, reported that the protected health information (PHI) of 6,110 individuals was disclosed when its business associate (BA) mailed postcards that included demographic and medical information. The PHI involved included names, addresses, diagnoses, treatment, and medications. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the BA corrected and revised its mailing policies and procedures and retrained all employees.