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AMITA Health Medical Group Primary Care- Hoffman Estates
ArchivedSubmitted 11/30/2021
- State
- IL
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 1,647
- 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), AMITA Health Medical Group, reported that an employee transmitted a mass email to patients without utilizing the blind carbon copy function. This breach affected the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 1,647 individuals. The PHI involved included names and email addresses. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE sanctioned and retrained the responsible employees.
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.