Healthcare Provider · Archived
Northwest Rheumatology
7,468 individuals · submitted July 31, 2017
About this report
On April 10, 2017, the covered entity (CE), Northwest Rheumatology, experienced a ransomware incident which left a limited portion of its computer system encrypted and inaccessible. Upon investigation the CE determined that 7,468 individuals’ electronic protected health information (ePHI) may have been affected, including clinical and demographic information. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, the affected individuals, and the media. In response to OCR’s investigation, the CE strengthened password requirements, implemented new technical safeguards, revised business associate contracts, and retrained workforce members.
Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.
- Organization
- Northwest Rheumatology
- State
- AZ
- Entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 7,468
- Submission date
- July 31, 2017
- Breach type
- Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information
- Network Server
- Business associate present
- No
- OCR status
- Archived
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