Health Data Breach Tracker/FL

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Northwest Broward Orthopaedics Associates

53,892 individuals · submitted December 17, 2021

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Northwest Broward Orthopaedics Associates, reported that it experienced a ransomware incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 53,892 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers and financial 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. In addition, the CE retrained its staff on cybersecurity attack precautions and participated in an outreach conducted by OCR. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Northwest Broward Orthopaedics Associates
State
FL
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
53,892
Submission date
December 17, 2021
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Desktop Computer, Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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