Health Data Breach Tracker/TX

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Northeast OB/GYN Associates

10,198 individuals · submitted August 18, 2017

About this report

Northeast OB/GYN Associates, the Covered Entity, (“CE”) reported that a keylogger virus on its computer network captured information keyed into the CE’s system for more than a month. The CE reported that the protected health information (PHI) of 10,198 individuals was involved in the breach. The types of PHI included demographic, financial, and clinical information. The CE notified the affected individuals and the media. During the course of the investigation, OCR determined that the CE retrained its staff and implemented technical and procedural changes to prevent a similar event from occurring in the future.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Northeast OB/GYN Associates
State
TX
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
10,198
Submission date
August 18, 2017
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Desktop Computer, Laptop, Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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