Health Data Breach Tracker/TX

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Gastroenterology Consultants, PA

161,698 individuals · submitted March 19, 2021

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Gastroenterology Consultants, reported that it experienced a ransomware attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 161,698 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, diagnoses, lab results, and Social Security numbers. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE strengthened its administrative and technical safeguards. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Gastroenterology Consultants, PA
State
TX
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
161,698
Submission date
March 19, 2021
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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