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Breach notice filed by Potomac Medical Aesthetics, LLC (November 2024)

Organization named: Potomac Medical Aesthetics, LLC 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 OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of Nov. 1, 2024.

Organization as reported
Potomac Medical Aesthetics, LLC, MD
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported
Email
Submission date
Nov. 1, 2024
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9627, row:766)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

Potomac Medical Associates, the covered entity (CE) reported that an employee sent an email containing the protected health information (PHI) of 2,876 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names and email addresses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, a call center was established for questions and concerns and the CE implemented additional administrative safeguards to better protect PHI. Staff were retrained on the requirement to protect and secure sensitive data.

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

Figures, per source

  • 2,876 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date Nov. 1, 2024, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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  • Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 9627)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • Potomac Medical Aesthetics, LLC Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

  • 3dbc27dd5742e041cc1e7fe18cc669e2901fbd3b86b7007ed27948ff4d406e1f
    text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, from the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), retrieved 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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