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 27, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Finkelstein Eye Associates, IL
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Electronic Medical Record
- Submission date
- May 27, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11424, row:2563)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Finkelstein Eye Associates, reported that its business associate (BA) was the victim of a cyber-attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 48,587 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, claims information, and diagnoses. The CE notified HHS, the media, affected individuals, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards and retrained workforce members to better protect its PHI.