Health Data Breach Tracker/TX

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Medical Colleagues of Texas, LLP

68,631 individuals · submitted May 11, 2016

About this report

An unauthorized user obtained remote access to the computer network located at the covered entity (CE), Medical Colleagues of Texas. The types of protected health information (PHI) involved in the breach included the names, addresses, social security numbers, driver’s license numbers, health insurance information, and medical treatment information of approximately 68,631 individuals. As a result of the breach, the CE improved safeguards, and updated policies and procedures. Further, the CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media and provided free credit monitoring to affected individuals. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed above.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Medical Colleagues of Texas, LLP
State
TX
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
68,631
Submission date
May 11, 2016
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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