Health Data Breach Tracker/NC

Healthcare Provider · Archived

EmergeOrtho

68,661 individuals · submitted August 25, 2022

About this report

The covered entity (CE), EmergeOrtho, reported that it was the victim of a ransomware attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 68,661 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license numbers, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, and other treatment and financial information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE revised its security policies and procedures and strengthened its technical safeguards. The CE also provided complimentary credit monitoring services to affected individuals. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE pertaining to the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
EmergeOrtho
State
NC
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
68,661
Submission date
August 25, 2022
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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