Health Data Breach Tracker/IA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Southern Hills Eye Care

14,609 individuals · submitted March 15, 2019

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Southern Hills Eye Care, reported that it was the subject of a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 14,609 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, diagnoses/conditions, lab results, medications prescribed, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In its mitigation efforts, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative safeguards to better protect and secure its PHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Southern Hills Eye Care
State
IA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
14,609
Submission date
March 15, 2019
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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