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Breach notice filed by Premier Specialties, Incorporated (January 2019)

Organization named: Premier Specialties, Incorporated 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 Jan. 14, 2019.

Organization as reported
Premier Specialties, Incorporated, TX
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported
Paper/Films
Submission date
Jan. 14, 2019
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13574, row:4713)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

Premier Specialties, Inc., the covered entity (CE), reported that paper copies of protected health information (PHI) were compromised when a box opened while in transit. The breach affected 1,379 individuals and the PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, clinical information, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The CE notified all affected individuals, the media, and OCR. As a result of the breach, the CE modified its record management policies and procedures to implement stricter shipping guidelines. Premier re-trained its workforce members on the modified policies and procedures. OCR obtained assurances that the covered entity executed the corrective actions described above.

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

Figures, per source

  • 1,300 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Jan. 14, 2019, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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  • Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 13574)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • Premier Specialties, Incorporated 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, retrieved from HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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