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 Aug. 23, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- CarePointe ENT, IN
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Aug. 23, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11945, row:3084)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), CarePointe ENT, reported that it was the victim of a ransomware attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 48,742 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, diagnoses and conditions, lab results, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, local law enforcement, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect its PHI.