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 Dec. 14, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- The Elizabeth Hospice, CA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Dec. 14, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11004, row:2143)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The Elizabeth Hospice, the covered entity (CE), reported that a workforce member emailed the protected health information (PHI) of 35,496 individuals to a personal email account. The PHI involved included names and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards and retrained its employees on patient privacy. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE regarding the HIPAA Rules.