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 31, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Associated Ophthalmologists of Kansas City, P.C., MO
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Electronic Medical Record
- Submission date
- May 31, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11417, row:2556)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Associated Ophthalmologists of Kansas City, reported that its business associate (BA) was the victim of a cyber-attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 13,461 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, lab results, and medication information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In its mitigation efforts, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to those affected.