Health Data Breach Tracker/PA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Passavant Memorial Homes, Inc.

36,000 individuals · submitted October 14, 2020

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Passavant Memorial Homes, reported that it was the victim of a hacking attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 36,000 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, medications prescribed, diagnoses, and health insurance and financial information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. The CE provided affected individuals with complimentary credit monitoring services and a phone number for questions or concerns. In response to the breach, the CE engaged a cybersecurity expert to secure the network and ensure data preservation and implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Passavant Memorial Homes, Inc.
State
PA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
36,000
Submission date
October 14, 2020
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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