Health Data Breach Tracker/TX

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Oncology Consultants, P.A.

19,114 individuals · submitted August 22, 2017

About this report

On June 19, 2017, Oncology Consultants, P.A., the covered entity (CE), discovered that an unauthorized user obtained remote access to its computer servers. The breach affected approximately 19,114 individuals and involved protected health information (PHI), including names, addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers, and medical information. Upon discovering the breach, the CE improved safeguards, updated its policies and procedures, and trained its workforce members on better practices to protect PHI. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Oncology Consultants, P.A.
State
TX
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
19,114
Submission date
August 22, 2017
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Desktop Computer, Email, Laptop, Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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