Health Data Breach Tracker/CA

Business Associate · Archived

HARVARD EYE ASSOCIATES

29,982 individuals · submitted February 8, 2021

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Harvard Eye Associates, reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a cyber-attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 29,982 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, dates of birth, health insurance information, medications prescribed, and other clinical information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. The CE also provided complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection services. In response to the breach, the BA implemented additional technical safeguards to better protect ePHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
HARVARD EYE ASSOCIATES
State
CA
Entity type
Business Associate
Individuals affected
29,982
Submission date
February 8, 2021
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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