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The George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates
ArchivedSubmitted 07/13/2021
Updated 15 hours ago ()
- State
- DC
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 576
- 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), The George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates, reported that an employee sent an email that contained the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 576 individuals without using the blind carbon copy feature. The ePHI involved included names and email addresses. The CE notified HHS and the affected individuals. In response to the breach, the CE retrained its staff on email security.
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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