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 May 17, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- The Miriam Hospital, RI
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- May 17, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12153, row:3292)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Miriam Hospital, reported that an employee inadvertently sent an email that contained the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 2,999 individuals, without using the blind carbon copy function. The ePHI involved included names and email addresses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and set up a phone line for questions or concerns. In response to the breach, the CE revised its policies and procedures, and retrained its staff.