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 May 6, 2019.
- Organization as reported
- American Baptist Homes of the Midwest, MN
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Email, Network Server
- Submission date
- May 6, 2019
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13424, row:4563)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), American Baptist Homes of the Midwest, reported that it experienced a malware attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of approximately 10,993 individuals. The ePHI involved included, names, birthdates, Social Security numbers medications prescribed, financial and health insurance information, addresses, diagnoses/conditions, and lab results. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards, and retrained its employees on privacy and security requirements.