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 Oct. 25, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Coastal Horizons Center Inc., NC
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Electronic Medical Record
- Submission date
- Oct. 25, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11095, row:2234)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Coastal Horizons Center, reported that an employee mistakenly emailed the protected health information (PHI) of 679 individuals to its business associate. The PHI involved included names and treatment information. The CE notified HHS and the affected individuals. In response to the breach the CE sanctioned the employee responsible and implemented additional administrative safeguards.