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Questcare Medical Services, PLLC

ArchivedSubmitted 04/12/2019

Updated 13 hours ago ()

State
TX
Covered entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
5,573
Business associate present
No
Type of breach
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of breached information
Email
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Sep 23, 2026
Last seen in OCR export
Oct 25, 2026

OCR description

The covered entity (CE), Questcare Medical Services, PLLC, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 5,573 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, medical record numbers, and clinical information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE retrained its employees on email security and implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards.

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

Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.

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