Health Data Breach Tracker/TX

Healthcare Provider · Archived

OakBend Medical Center / OakBend Medical Group

500,000 individuals · submitted October 28, 2022

About this report

The covered entity (CE), OakBend Medical Center/OakBend Medical Group, reported that it experienced a ransomware attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 500,000 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI. Complimentary credit monitoring services were also provided. OCR also provided the CE with technical assistance regarding the requirements under the HIPAA Security Rule.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
OakBend Medical Center / OakBend Medical Group
State
TX
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
500,000
Submission date
October 28, 2022
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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