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 Oct. 6, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Drs. Kelley & McDowell PA, SC
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Oct. 6, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11866, row:3005)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Drs. Kelley & McDowell, reported that its business associate (BA) was the victim of a cyber-attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 6,204 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and diagnoses. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. The BA also provided complimentary identity protection services. The BA implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect ePHI.