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 Aug. 16, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- UTMP Surgical Oncology, TN
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- Aug. 16, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11952, row:3091)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
UTMP Surgical Oncology, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee mailed the protected health information of 1,310 individuals using postcards that were not protected. The PHI involved included names, addresses, and diagnoses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE sanctioned the responsible employee and implemented additional administrative safeguards to better protect its PHI.