- State
- TX
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 500
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- Electronic Medical Record, Other, Paper/Films
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), Michael Amaro, MD, PA, reported that an
employee(s) diverted funds using the protected health information of 85 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, birthdates, claims information, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and local law enforcement. In its mitigation efforts, the CE sanctioned the involved employee(s) and implemented additional administrative safeguards to prevent future incidents of this nature. 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
Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.