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 May 10, 2019.
- Organization as reported
- University Medical Center Physicians, TX
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server, Other
- Submission date
- May 10, 2019
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13411, row:4550)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), University Medical Center Physicians, reported that two employees shared protected health information (PHI) using a shared drive without authorization. In addition, one of the employees sent emails containing protected health information (PHI) to a personal email account. These breaches affected 3,300 individuals and the PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, and treatment information. As a result of these breaches, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards to better protect its PHI. The employees responsible for the breach incidents were sanctioned and the CE retrained its workforce members on the need to protect patient privacy and the importance of securing sensitive data. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.