Jeff Spiegel

Dr. Jeffrey Spiegel’s practice, the covered entity (CE), mistakenly sent a promotional email to approximately 500 patients with an attachment that included the email addresses of 832 patients. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Following the breach, the CE instituted a new procedure that requires two employees to proof promotional emails prior to sending. OCR obtained assurances that corrective actions listed above were completed.
Location of breached information: Email
Business associate present: No