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Breach notice filed by OrthoTexas Physicians and Surgeons, PLLC (November 2018)

Organization named: OrthoTexas Physicians and Surgeons, PLLC Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure

What the sources say

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. 28, 2018.

Organization as reported
OrthoTexas Physicians and Surgeons, PLLC, TX
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported
Paper/Films
Submission date
Nov. 28, 2018
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13615, row:4754)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

On or around October 5, 2018, a business associate (BA) mismatched letters and envelopes in a mailing intended for patients of the covered entity (CE), resulting in access by unauthorized persons. The letters contained the protected health information (PHI) of 2,172 individuals, specifically, patients’ names and addresses. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. As a result of the breach, the CE modified its mass-mailing policies and procedures to stop including PHI in announcement letters to patients, implemented new approval standards, and trained its workforce members on the modified policies and procedures. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions described above.

The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

  • 2,172 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Nov. 28, 2018, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

Source dates are the dates the sources give. Observation dates are when BreachRecords recorded each revision.

  • Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 13615)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Archived evidence

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    text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, retrieved from HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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