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 May 20, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Georgia Pain and Spine Care, GA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- May 20, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11449, row:2588)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Georgia Pain and Spine Care, reported that an employee of its business associate (BA) impermissibly accessed the protected health information (PHI) of 1,056 individuals. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards and offered complimentary credit monitoring services to affected individuals. The CE also terminated its business relationship with the BA.