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. 28, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- North Texas Medical Specialists, TX
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Electronic Medical Record
- Submission date
- Oct. 28, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9635, row:774)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), North Texas Medical Specialists, reported that a workforce member impermissibly accessed the protected health information (PHI) of 994 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security and drivers’ license numbers, claims information, diagnoses/conditions, lab results, and medications. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to the affected individuals and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards.