- State
- TX
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 6,761
- 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), South Texas Health System, reported that a workforce member inadvertently emailed the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 6,761 individuals to a personal email account. The CE notified HHS, affect individuals, and the media. The ePHI involved included names and treatment information. In its mitigation efforts, the CE strengthened its administrative safeguards and retrained its workforce members.
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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