Health Data Breach Tracker/PA

Business Associate · Archived

Lehigh Valley Women's Medical Specialties, P.C.

4,535 individuals · submitted November 30, 2022

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Lehigh Valley Women’s Medical Specialties, reported that its business associate (BA) was the victim of a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 4,535 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of births, addresses, Social Security numbers, drivers’ license numbers, diagnoses, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services, implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards, revised its policies and procedures, and provided training to its workforce.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Lehigh Valley Women's Medical Specialties, P.C.
State
PA
Entity type
Business Associate
Individuals affected
4,535
Submission date
November 30, 2022
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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