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 April 19, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Graceworks Lutheran Services, OH
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- April 19, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10781, row:1920)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Graceworks Lutheran Services, the covered entity (CE), reported that it experienced a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 6,737 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers, claims information, diagnoses/conditions, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE strengthened its administrative, technical, and security safeguards. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules.