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 May 31, 2019.
- Organization as reported
- Cerpassrx, LLC, TX
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- May 31, 2019
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13382, row:4521)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
CerpassRx, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing scheme that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 2,513 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, birthdates, medications prescribed, and claims information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Following the breach, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards and provided training to its workforce members. OCR obtained assurances that CE implemented the aforementioned corrective actions.