Health Data Breach Tracker/GA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Athens Heart Center, P.C.

12,158 individuals · submitted April 16, 2018

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Athens Heart Center, reported that it experienced a cybersecurity incident that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 12,158 individuals. The PHI involved included names, diagnoses, health insurance information, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. As a result of the incident, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Athens Heart Center, P.C.
State
GA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
12,158
Submission date
April 16, 2018
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Electronic Medical Record
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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