Health Data Breach Tracker/GA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Georgia Hand, Shoulder & Elbow, PC

20,498 individuals · submitted September 1, 2023

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Georgia Hand, Shoulder & Elbow, reported that several employees were the subjects of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 20,498 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security and drivers’ license numbers, medical record numbers, health insurance information, financial information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained on email security.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Georgia Hand, Shoulder & Elbow, PC
State
GA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
20,498
Submission date
September 1, 2023
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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