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 June 23, 2017.
- Organization as reported
- Pharma Medica Research Inc., MO
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- June 23, 2017
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 14152, row:5291)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Pharma Medica Research, Inc., the covered entity (CE), reported that it inadvertently exposed the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 2,718 individuals via its website. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, and birthdates. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In its mitigation efforts, the CE sanctioned the responsible employee and implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect its sensitive data. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.