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 Oct. 12, 2017.
- Organization as reported
- Bridget P Early MD LLC d/b/a Namaste Health Care, MO
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Oct. 12, 2017
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 14033, row:5172)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Bridget P. Early MD, dba Namaste Health Care, reported that it was the victim of a ransomware attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 1,617 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, claims information, diagnoses, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained.