Health Data Breach Tracker/CA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Cerebral Medical Group, P.A.

6,110 individuals · submitted August 19, 2022

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Cerebral Medical Group, reported that the protected health information (PHI) of 6,110 individuals was disclosed when its business associate (BA) mailed postcards that included demographic and medical information. The PHI involved included names, addresses, diagnoses, treatment, and medications. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the BA corrected and revised its mailing policies and procedures and retrained all employees.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Cerebral Medical Group, P.A.
State
CA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
6,110
Submission date
August 19, 2022
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Paper/Films
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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