Health Data Breach Tracker/CT

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Valley Orthopaedic Specialists

5,062 individuals · submitted May 26, 2023

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Valley Orthopaedic Specialists, reported that it was the subject a ransomware incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 5,062 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, addresses, dates of birth, diagnoses, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Valley Orthopaedic Specialists
State
CT
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
5,062
Submission date
May 26, 2023
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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