Health Data Breach Tracker/GA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Piedmont Healthcare, Inc.

895 individuals · submitted September 29, 2023

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Piedmont Healthcare, reported that its business associate (BA) was the subject of a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 895 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, Social Security and drivers’ license numbers, dates of birth, diagnoses, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the BA implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect PHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Piedmont Healthcare, Inc.
State
GA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
895
Submission date
September 29, 2023
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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