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 June 7, 2019.
- Organization as reported
- Elim Care, MN
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- June 7, 2019
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13372, row:4511)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Elim Care reported that its business associate (BA) was a victim of a cyber-attack involving ransomware which impacted its server and infrastructure. Approximately 2,500 individuals were affected. The types of PHI involved included names, date of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, claims information, diagnoses/conditions, lab results, and medication information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media, Substitute notice was also provided. In addition, the CE offered two years of free credit monitoring services to all affected individuals.