Health Data Breach Tracker/MA

Business Associate · Archived

Medical Healthcare Solutions, Inc.

133,997 individuals · submitted January 22, 2022

About this report

The business associate (BA), Medical Healthcare Solutions, reported that it experienced a ransomware incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 133,997 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security and drivers’ license numbers, addresses, dates of birth, diagnoses, lab results, medications, financial and claims information, and other treatment information. The BA notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the BA provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained to better protect PHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Medical Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
State
MA
Entity type
Business Associate
Individuals affected
133,997
Submission date
January 22, 2022
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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