Healthcare Provider · Archived
Pottawatomie County Health Department
6,000 individuals · submitted October 30, 2021
About this report
The covered entity (CE), Pottawatomie County Health Department, reported that it was the victim of a ransomware attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 6,000 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, telephone numbers, diagnoses, health insurance information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented new technical safeguards and revised its policies and procedures. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule.
Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.
- Organization
- Pottawatomie County Health Department
- State
- KS
- Entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 6,000
- Submission date
- October 30, 2021
- Breach type
- Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information
- Network Server
- Business associate present
- No
- OCR status
- Archived
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