Health Data Breach Tracker/MA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Pioneer Valley Ophthalmic Consultants, PC

36,275 individuals · submitted May 26, 2023

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Pioneer Valley Ophthalmic Consultants, reported that its business associate (BA) suffered two cyber-attack which affected the protected health information (PHI) of 36,275 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, treatment information, and financial information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to affected individuals. The CE has closed its practice and is no longer in business; the investigation was therefore closed.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Pioneer Valley Ophthalmic Consultants, PC
State
MA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
36,275
Submission date
May 26, 2023
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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