HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of Oct. 15, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Pacific Clear Vision Institute, OR
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Oct. 15, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10414, row:1553)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Pacific Clear Vision Institute, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee impermissibly forwarded the protected health information (PHI) of 626 individuals to her personal email account. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, health insurance information, diagnoses, Social Security numbers, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE sanctioned the employee responsible and provided complimentary credit monitoring services.