AMITA Health Medical Group Primary Care - Hoffman Estates (IL) reported to HHS on 2021-11-30 an Unauthorized Access/Disclosure affecting 1,647 individuals. An employee transmitted a mass email to patients without using the blind carbon copy (BCC) function, exposing patient names and email addresses via Email. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and media. Mitigation included sanctioning and retraining the responsible employees.
Affected (this filing): 1,647