Health Data Breach Tracker/NC

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Carolina Arthritis Associates

36,961 individuals · submitted February 27, 2025

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Carolina Arthritis Associates, reported that it experienced a hacking incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 36,961 individuals. The PHI involved includes clinical, demographic, and financial information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to the affected individuals, implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards, and retrained workforce members to better protect its PHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Carolina Arthritis Associates
State
NC
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
36,961
Submission date
February 27, 2025
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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