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 Dec. 28, 2020.
- Organization as reported
- Community Health Resources, Inc, CT
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Dec. 28, 2020
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12426, row:3565)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Community Health Resources, Inc., reported that an employee inadvertently sent a group email to 1,634 individuals without using the blind copy function. The electronic protected health information (ePHI) involved included names and email addresses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Following the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative safeguards to better protect its sensitive data. The CE also sanctioned the employee involved. OCR obtained assurances that CE implemented the corrective actions noted.