Health Data Breach Tracker/TX

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Granbury Eye Clinic

16,475 individuals · submitted July 29, 2022

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Granbury Eye Clinic, reported that its business associate (BA) was the subject of a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 16,475 individuals. The PHI involved includes names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, lab results, medications, and diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the incident, the BA provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative and technical security safeguards to better protect its PHI. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Granbury Eye Clinic
State
TX
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
16,475
Submission date
July 29, 2022
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Electronic Medical Record
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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