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 July 13, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Avamere Health Services, LLC, OR
- Entity type as reported
- Business Associate
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- July 13, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11312, row:2451)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The business associate (BA), Avamere Health Services, reported that its network provider experienced a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 229,460 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, claims and financial information, diagnoses, lab results, and medication data. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Upon discovering the breach, the BA provided complimentary credit monitoring services and strengthened its technical safeguards. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules.