Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Texas Health Physicians Group (April 2018)

Organization named: Texas Health Physicians Group Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Hacking/IT Incident

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 April 13, 2018.

Organization as reported: Texas Health Physicians Group, TX
Entity type as reported: Healthcare Provider
Category as reported: Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information as reported: Email
Submission date: April 13, 2018
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13855, row:4994)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

Texas Health Physicians Group, the covered entity (CE), reported that an unauthorized third party gained access to some of its e-mail accounts, affecting 3,808 individuals. The types of protected health information (PHI) involved in the breach included demographic and clinical information. Following the breach, the CE notified HHS, the affected individuals and the media. The CE also implemented technical safeguards to prevent a similar event from occurring in the future. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted above.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

3,808 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date April 13, 2018, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

Source dates are the dates the sources give. Observation dates are when BreachRecords recorded each revision.

2018-04-13Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 13855)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Texas Health Physicians Group 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, 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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