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 July 1, 2020.
- Organization as reported
- Florida Orthopaedic Institute, FL
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- July 1, 2020
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12800, row:3939)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Florida Orthopaedic Institute reported that a ransomware attack affected the protected health information (PHI) of 651,527 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license numbers, claims information, diagnoses, medical conditions, laboratory results, and medications. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. Following the breach, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards, conducted employee training, and offered identity restoration services to individuals.