Health Data Breach Tracker/TX

Healthcare Provider · Archived

PediHealth, PLLC, dba Children's Choice Pediatrics

12,689 individuals · submitted December 20, 2019

About this report

The covered entity (CE), PediHealth dba Children’s Choice Pediatrics, reported that it was the target of a ransomware attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of approximately 12,689 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its ePHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
PediHealth, PLLC, dba Children's Choice Pediatrics
State
TX
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
12,689
Submission date
December 20, 2019
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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