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 Oct. 16, 2019.
- Organization as reported
- LaBorde Therapy Center LLC, LA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Oct. 16, 2019
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13185, row:4324)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), LaBorde Therapy Center, LLC, reported that it an employee was the victim of an email phishing attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 7,000 individuals. The ePHI involved included names and e-mail addresses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards and retrained its staff on recognizing and responding to fraudulent email communications. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.