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 June 7, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Glacier Medical Associates, MT
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- June 7, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12093, row:3232)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Glacier Medical Associates, reported that it experienced a ransomware attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 3,007 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, diagnoses, and conditions. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards and revised its policies and procedures. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE regarding the HIPAA Security Rule.