Health Data Breach Tracker/TX

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Dallas County MHMR dba Metrocare Services

553 individuals · submitted April 3, 2025

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Dallas County MHMR dba Metrocare Services, reported that an employee sent unencrypted emails to third parties which included the protected health information (PHI) of 553 individuals. The PHI involved included clinical and demographic information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to the affected individuals, implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards, and retrained workforce members to better protect its PHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Dallas County MHMR dba Metrocare Services
State
TX
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
553
Submission date
April 3, 2025
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Email, Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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