HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of April 29, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Allergy Medical Group of the North Area, Inc., CA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- April 29, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9936, row:1075)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Allergy Medical Group of the North Area, reported that it experienced a cybersecurity incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 6,934 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, and financial and health insurance 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 PHI. In addition, the CE retrained its workforce members on security awareness precautions. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE regarding the HIPAA Rules.