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 Nov. 22, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- East Paris Internal Medicine Associates, PC, MI
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Nov. 22, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9583, row:722)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
East Paris Internal Medicine Associates, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee emailed the protected health information (PHI) of 5,239 individuals to her personal email account. The PHI involved names, dates of birth, medical record numbers, claims information, diagnoses/conditions, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE implemented new technical safeguards, sanctioned the workforce members involved, and retrained staff on the obligation to protect and secure PHI.