Health Data Breach Tracker/IL

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Finkelstein Eye Associates

48,587 individuals · submitted May 27, 2022

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Finkelstein Eye Associates, reported that its business associate (BA) was the victim of a cyber-attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 48,587 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, claims information, and diagnoses. The CE notified HHS, the media, affected individuals, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards and retrained workforce members to better protect its PHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Finkelstein Eye Associates
State
IL
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
48,587
Submission date
May 27, 2022
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Electronic Medical Record
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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