Health Data Breach Tracker/CT

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Manchester Ophthalmology, LLC

6,846 individuals · submitted January 24, 2020

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Manchester Ophthalmology, reported that it was the victim of a ransomware attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 6,846 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, diagnoses, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. The CE also established a phone number for questions or concerns. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards, retrained its staff, and updated its security policies and procedures.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Manchester Ophthalmology, LLC
State
CT
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
6,846
Submission date
January 24, 2020
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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