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Yardley Dermatology Associates, PC
ArchivedSubmitted 03/21/2023
Updated 20 hours ago ()
- State
- PA
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 523
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 25, 2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), Yardley Dermatology Associates, reported that an employee inadvertently emailed a spreadsheet containing the protected health information (PHI) of 523 individuals to four patients. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, medications, email addresses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and retrained workforce members to better protect its PHI. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE during this investigation.
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
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