Health Data Breach Tracker/TX

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Metropolitan Area EMS Authority dba MedStar Mobile Healthcare

612,000 individuals · submitted December 19, 2022

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Metropolitan Area EMS Authority dba Medstar Mobile Healthcare, reported that it experienced a ransomware incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 612,000 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Metropolitan Area EMS Authority dba MedStar Mobile Healthcare
State
TX
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
612,000
Submission date
December 19, 2022
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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