Health Data Breach Tracker/NJ

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Optum Medical Care of New Jersey, P.C.

12,499 individuals · submitted September 30, 2022

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Optum Medical Care of New Jersey, reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a ransomware attack which affected the protected health information (PHI) of 12,499 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, health insurance information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the media, affected individuals, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the BA strengthened its administrative and technical safeguards and provided complimentary credit monitoring services.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Optum Medical Care of New Jersey, P.C.
State
NJ
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
12,499
Submission date
September 30, 2022
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Electronic Medical Record, Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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