- State
- TN
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 7,558
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Improper Disposal
- Location of breached information
- Paper/Films
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 25, 2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), Skin MD, reported that paper medical records containing the protected health information (PHI) of 7,558 individuals were improperly disposed of. The PHI involved includes names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, lab results, medications, and financial information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained to better protect its PHI.
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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