- State
- AL
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 1,304
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), Pathway Healthcare, reported that an employee forwarded the protected health information (PHI) of 1,304 individuals to her personal email address. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS and affected individuals. In response to the breach the CE sanctioned the responsible employee and retrained its employees to better protect its PHI. Administrative safeguards were also put in place.
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.