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. 31, 2020.
- Organization as reported
- Robert S. Smith MD Inc DBA Boston Scientific Pathology, GA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- Jan. 31, 2020
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13028, row:4167)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Robert S. Smith, MD, Inc., dba Boston Scientific Pathology, the covered entity (CE), reported that it inadvertently sent the protected health information (PHI) of 6,932 individuals, to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names, addresses, clinical information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE sanctioned the responsible employee and implemented new administrative safeguards to better protect its sensitive data.