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 March 1, 2019.
- Organization as reported
- Arthritis and Rheumatism Associates, P.C., MD
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Electronic Medical Record
- Submission date
- March 1, 2019
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13514, row:4653)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Arthritis & Rheumatism Associates, experienced a ransomware attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of approximately 500 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, claims information, and clinical information. Following the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect its ePHI. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Security Rule.