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 Dec. 21, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- First Choice Dental, WI
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Dec. 21, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10258, row:1397)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
First Choice Dental, the covered entity (CE), reported that it experienced a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 1,000 individuals. The breached PHI included names, addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers, claims information, diagnoses and conditions, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS and the media. The CE took several corrective actions in response to the breach implementing additional administrative and technical safeguards. OCR provided technical assistance regarding its health information privacy compliance obligations.