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Pause Pain & Wellness

ArchivedSubmitted 10/27/2023
State
MS
Covered entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
777
Business associate present
Yes
Type of breach
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of breached information
Email
First seen by InfoSec Signals
9/23/2026
Last seen in OCR export
9/23/2026

OCR description

Pause Pain & Wellness, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee of its business associate (BA) emailed the protected health information (PHI) of 777 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names and email addresses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE and BA implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards. Workforce members were retrained to better protect sensitive data.

Change history

  • 9/23/2026Added to OCR's archive list

Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, Breach Portal. Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.