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Potomac Medical Aesthetics, LLC

ArchivedSubmitted 11/01/2024

Updated 13 hours ago ()

State
MD
Covered entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
2,876
Business associate present
No
Type of breach
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of breached information
Email
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Sep 23, 2026
Last seen in OCR export
Oct 25, 2026

OCR description

Potomac Medical Associates, the covered entity (CE) reported that an employee sent an email containing the protected health information (PHI) of 2,876 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names and email addresses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, a call center was established for questions and concerns and the CE implemented additional administrative safeguards to better protect PHI. Staff were retrained on the requirement to protect and secure sensitive data.

Change history

  • Sep 23, 2026Added to OCR's archive list

Source: HHS OCR Breach Portal, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights about this source

Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.

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