- State
- NC
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 1,984
- 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
Hot Springs Health Program, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee inadvertently emailed the protected health information (PHI) of 1,984 individuals to an unauthorized person. The PHI included names, dates of birth, and financial information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. The CE strengthened its administrative and technical safeguards. HHS provided technical assistance to the CE regarding the applicable provisions of the HIPAA Privacy, Security and Breach Notification Rules.
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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