Health Data Breach Tracker/IL

Business Associate · Archived

CareTree, Inc.

15,846 individuals · submitted November 15, 2023

About this report

CareTree, the business associate (BA), reported that it experienced a ransomware incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 15,846 individuals. The breached PHI included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, diagnoses, conditions, lab results, medications, and financial and other medical information. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In its mitigation efforts, the BA implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect sensitive data. OCR also provided technical assistance.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
CareTree, Inc.
State
IL
Entity type
Business Associate
Individuals affected
15,846
Submission date
November 15, 2023
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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