Brandywine Counseling & Community Services
Disclosed Apr 10, 20206 years ago11,852 affectedConfirmed
The covered entity (CE), Brandywine Counseling & Community Services, Inc., reported that its business associate (BA) impermissibly mailed the protected health information (PHI) of 4,139 individuals to the wrong recipients, due to its processing errors. The PHI involved included names and treatment information. In its mitigation efforts, the CE revised its policies and procedures to prevent future processing errors. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective action noted.
What is known
| People affected | 11,852 (as reported to HHS) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Apr 10, 2020 |
| Discovered | Feb 13, 2020 |
| Happened | Jan 29, 2020 |
| Attack | Insider |
| Data exposed | Names, Health |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Notice letter filed with the Delaware DOJ: Brandywine Counseling & Community Servicesattorneygeneral.delaware.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Brandywine Counseling & Community Services (Healthcare Provider, DE)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Delaware DOJresidents of DE | Apr 10, 2020 | 3,022 |
| HHS archivetotal | Apr 10, 2020 | 11,852 |
| HHS archivetotal | Jul 17, 2020 | 4,139 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · records_basis: organization to hhs · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records: 4267 to 11852 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to insider · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to The covered entity (CE), Brandywine Counseling & Community Services, Inc., reported that its business associate (BA) impermissibly mailed the protected health information (PHI) of 4,139 individuals to the wrong recipients, due to its proces · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Delaware DOJ), confirmed by Delaware DOJ. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.