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 2, 2025.
- Organization as reported
- Arizona Arthritis and Rheumatology Associates, P.C., AZ
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- May 2, 2025
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9319, row:458)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Arizona Arthritis and Rheumatology Associates, P.C., reported that several employees were the subjects of an email phishing attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 5,509 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, claims information, diagnoses/conditions, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to the affected individuals and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards, and retrained workforce members to better protect its PHI.