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 10, 2018.
- Organization as reported
- Blue Springs Family Care, P.C., MO
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Electronic Medical Record, Network Server
- Submission date
- July 10, 2018
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13757, row:4896)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Blue Springs Family Care, reported that it experienced a ransomware incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 44,979 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE offered free credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were also retrained on obligations to protect and secure PHI.