Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Quatela Center for Plastic Surgery (June 2023)

Organization named: Quatela Center for Plastic Surgery 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 June 20, 2023.

Organization as reported: Quatela Center for Plastic Surgery, NY
Entity type as reported: Healthcare Provider
Category as reported: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported: Email
Submission date: June 20, 2023
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10646, row:1785)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

Quatela Center for Plastic Surgery, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee emailed the protected health information (PHI) of 1,085 individuals to the wrong recipient. The PHI involved included names and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative safeguards to better protect sensitive data. Staff were retrained.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

1,085 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date June 20, 2023, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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2023-06-20Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 10646)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Quatela Center for Plastic Surgery Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

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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