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 July 7, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Florida Heart Associates, FL
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- July 7, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12027, row:3166)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Florida Heart Associates, the covered entity (CE), reported that it was the victim of a ransomware attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 45,148 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, drivers’ license numbers, health insurance information, diagnoses, medications prescribed, and lab results. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided complimentary credit monitoring services and a phone number for questions or concerns. In response to the breach, the CE strengthened its technical safeguards and revised its policies and procedures.