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Breach notice filed by Psychiatric Associates of North Carolina, Professional Association (April 2020)

Organization named: Psychiatric Associates of North Carolina, Professional Association 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 April 20, 2020.

Organization as reported
Psychiatric Associates of North Carolina, Professional Association, NC
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported
Email
Submission date
April 20, 2020
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12908, row:4047)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Psychiatric Associates of North Carolina, P.A., reported that an employee sent an email to 1,081 recipients and failed to use the blind carbon copy function, thereby, exposing the email addresses of all recipients. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE briefed its staff members on the incident and provided additional training to the responsible employee. In addition, the CE adopted new HIPAA policies and procedures and will include them in its annual HIPAA training. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE and obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.

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

Figures, per source

  • 1,081 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date April 20, 2020, 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 12908)
  • 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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