Health Data Breach Tracker/WV

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Wheeling Health Right, Inc.

3,912 individuals · submitted March 18, 2022

About this report

Wheeling Health Right, the covered entity (CE), reported that it experienced a ransomware incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 3,912 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, drivers’ license numbers, and other financial information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its sensitive data. All staff were retrained. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Wheeling Health Right, Inc.
State
WV
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
3,912
Submission date
March 18, 2022
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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