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 3, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Arizona Asthma and Allergy Institute, AZ
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- May 3, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12179, row:3318)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Arizona Asthma and Allergy Institute, reported that it was the subject of a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 70,372 individuals. The PHI involved included names, patient identification numbers, health insurance and claims information, and other treatment information. 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 to better protect its PHI. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance regarding its obligations under the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules.