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. 25, 2026.
- Organization as reported
- Desert Pulmonary & Sleep Consultants, P.L.C., AZ
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Electronic Medical Record, Network Server
- Submission date
- Aug. 25, 2026
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 8873, row:12)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Desert Pulmonary & Sleep Consultants, PLC, reported that a former partner accessed the protected health information (PHI) of 3,000 individuals without authorization. The PHI involved demographic information. The CE notified HHS, the media, and the affected individuals. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE regarding the HIPAA Rules and received evidence substantiating the CE’s notifications.