Health Data Breach Tracker/NV

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Gastroenterology Consultants Ltd

2,500 individuals · submitted January 6, 2021

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Gastroenterology Consultants, reported that it was the victim of a ransomware attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 2,500 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license numbers, Social Security numbers, lab results, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided complimentary credit monitoring services. In response to the breach, the CE strengthened its technical safeguards and retrained its staff.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Gastroenterology Consultants Ltd
State
NV
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
2,500
Submission date
January 6, 2021
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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