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 Feb. 7, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Cross Timbers Health Clinics, Inc/ d/b/a AccelHealth, TX
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Feb. 7, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11635, row:2774)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Cross Timbers Health Clinics dba AccelHealth, reported that it experienced a malware incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 48,126 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security and drivers’ license numbers, claims and financial information, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards. Staff were retrained.