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Cedarbrook Senior Care and Rehabilitation / County of Lehigh
ArchivedSubmitted 01/24/2020
- State
- PA
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 688
- 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), Cedarbrook Senior Care and Rehabilitation, reported that it inadvertently sent an email containing the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 688 individuals to unauthorized individuals. The ePHI involved included names and medications prescribed. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative safeguards to better protect its ePHI. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.
Change history
- 9/23/2026Added to OCR's archive list
Source: HHS OCR Breach Portal, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights about this source
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