Health Data Breach Tracker/MD

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Potomac Medical Aesthetics, LLC

2,876 individuals · submitted November 1, 2024

About this report

Potomac Medical Associates, the covered entity (CE) reported that an employee sent an email containing the protected health information (PHI) of 2,876 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names and email addresses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, a call center was established for questions and concerns and the CE implemented additional administrative safeguards to better protect PHI. Staff were retrained on the requirement to protect and secure sensitive data.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Potomac Medical Aesthetics, LLC
State
MD
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
2,876
Submission date
November 1, 2024
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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