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Healthcare Provider · Archived

Vann Virginia Center for Orthopaedics, PC dba Atlantic Orthopaedic Specialists

15,264 individuals · submitted November 22, 2024

About this report

Vann Virginia Center for Orthopaedics dba Atlantic Orthopaedic Specialists, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee was the target of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 15,264 individuals. The PHI involved in the incident included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license and social security numbers, claims information, diagnoses/conditions, lab results, and medications. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Substitute notice was provided on the CE’s website. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards. Staff were retrained on email security.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Vann Virginia Center for Orthopaedics, PC dba Atlantic Orthopaedic Specialists
State
VA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
15,264
Submission date
November 22, 2024
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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