Health Data Breach Tracker/WV

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Wirt County Health Services Association d/b/a Coplin Health Systems

2,164 individuals · submitted May 29, 2021

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Wirt County Health Services Association dba Coplin Health Systems, reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a ransomware attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 2,164 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of births, prescription information, and medical record numbers. The CE notified HHS and posted substitute notice on its website. The BA notified affected individuals and the media. In response to the breach, the BA implemented additional security measures to better protected ePHI. After the breach, the CE executed a business associate agreement with the BA.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Wirt County Health Services Association d/b/a Coplin Health Systems
State
WV
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
2,164
Submission date
May 29, 2021
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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