Community Health Resources

The covered entity (CE), Community Health Resources, Inc., reported that an employee inadvertently sent a group email to 1,634 individuals without using the blind copy function. The electronic protected health information (ePHI) involved included names and email addresses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Following the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative safeguards to better protect its sensitive data. The CE also sanctioned the employee involved. OCR obtained assurances that CE implemented the corrective actions noted.