- State
- CA
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 1,010
- Business associate present
- Yes
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- 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), Golden State Dermatology, reported that its business associate (BA) inadvertently sent emails that contained the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 1,010 individuals to the wrong recipients. The ePHI involved included names and addresses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the BA strengthened its administrative and technical safeguards to better protect sensitive data. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE.
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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