Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Tri-State Specialists, LLP (October 2020)

Organization named: Tri-State Specialists, LLP Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure

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 Oct. 29, 2020.

Organization as reported: Tri-State Specialists, LLP, IA
Entity type as reported: Healthcare Provider
Category as reported: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported: Email
Submission date: Oct. 29, 2020
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12556, row:3695)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Tri-State Specialists, LLP, reported that an employee sent an email containing the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 17,050 individuals to the wrong recipients. The ePHI involved included names and email addresses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Following the breach, the responsible employee was sanctioned and retrained with other employees to prevent future incidents of this nature. In addition, the CE implemented additional administrative safeguards to better protect its ePHI. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

17,050 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date Oct. 29, 2020, 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.

2020-10-29Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 12556)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Tri-State Specialists, LLP 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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