Health Data Breach Tracker/FL

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Florida Heart Associates

45,148 individuals · submitted July 7, 2021

About this report

Florida Heart Associates, the covered entity (CE), reported that it was the victim of a ransomware attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 45,148 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, drivers’ license numbers, health insurance information, diagnoses, medications prescribed, and lab results. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided complimentary credit monitoring services and a phone number for questions or concerns. In response to the breach, the CE strengthened its technical safeguards and revised its policies and procedures.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Florida Heart Associates
State
FL
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
45,148
Submission date
July 7, 2021
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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