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 May 21, 2013.
- Organization as reported
- Erskine Family Dentistry, IN
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Desktop Computer
- Submission date
- May 21, 2013
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 15399, row:6538)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
An email was opened on an Erskine Family Dentistry computer that contained a virus; it affected the computers which stored the protected health information (PHI) of 2,723 individuals. The types of PHI involved in the breach included patients’ names, addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers, credit card numbers, claims information, and treatment information. The covered entity (CE) investigated and ensured that the virus did not penetrate any of its programing containing PHI. The CE also ensured that it was only storing PHI in its encrypted programs, installed a new antivirus tool, and assured that every potentially affected computer was examined and wiped of the virus. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, the media, and affected individuals. The CE also retrained staff. OCR obtained written documentation that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed.