Health Data Breach Tracker/OR

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Absolute Dental Hygiene, LLC

871 individuals · submitted December 20, 2017

About this report

An unauthorized individual gained remote access to the covered entity’s (CE) computer network server between August 1, 2017, and December 7, 2017, affecting 871 individuals. The types of protected health information (PHI) involved in the breach included demographic, clinical, and financial information. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. OCR obtained documentation showing that the CE updated and strengthened its password requirements and implemented technical safeguards to reduce the risk of malware infection or hacking. OCR provided technical assistance on HIPAA Security Rule compliance.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Absolute Dental Hygiene, LLC
State
OR
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
871
Submission date
December 20, 2017
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Desktop Computer, Electronic Medical Record, Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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