Breaches and incidents
Desert Pulmonary & Sleep Consultants (Gilbert, Arizona): departing physician copied patient data
Per HIPAA Journal, a former physician partner leaving the practice copied patient data over three days from 29 Jun 2026, accessing more than 3,000 names...
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What happened
- Per HIPAA Journal, a former physician partner leaving the practice copied patient data over three days from 29 Jun 2026, accessing more than 3,000 names and addresses plus PHI; the practice found this on or around 13 Jul 2026.
- Root cause: insider data copying during a departure transition period.
- The actor is the unnamed former partner; he did not respond to the practice’s legal counsel.
- The practice reported to HHS OCR.