The emails were allegedly reminding patients to visit their physicians for checkups or to discuss screening tests, but the subject line displayed clinical and demographic data about the patient, such as age range, language and recommendations for medical screening tests, according to the report.
The report does not indicate how many patients may have received such emails.
According to the report, it is unclear if the emails containing PHI in the subject lines will require a breach notification.
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