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 April 21, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Baptist Health Arkansas, AR
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- April 21, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12207, row:3346)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Baptist Health Arkansas, reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a cyber-attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of approximately 16,765 individuals. The ePHI involved included names and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE terminated its business relationship with the BA.