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 Sept. 5, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Bienville Orthopaedic Specialists LLC, MS
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Sept. 5, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10479, row:1618)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Bienville Orthopaedic Specialists, reported that it experienced a ransomware that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 242,986 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, and claims and financial information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI. Staff were retrained on the requirement to protect and secure sensitive data. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the timeliness requirements of the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule.