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 16, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Texas MedClinic, TX
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Other Portable Electronic Device
- Submission date
- April 16, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12216, row:3355)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), The Texas MedClinic, reported that the protected health information (PHI) of 6,638 individuals was accessible and viewable on iPads used by patients during the registration process. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, and Social Security numbers. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.