HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of March 17, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Associates in Dermatology, KY
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- March 17, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10855, row:1994)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Associates in Dermatology, reported that a vendor of its business associate (BA) was the subject of a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 12,060 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, diagnoses, lab results, and medications. 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 and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect PHI.