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 29, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Granbury Eye Clinic, TX
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Electronic Medical Record
- Submission date
- July 29, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11275, row:2414)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Granbury Eye Clinic, reported that its business associate (BA) was the subject of a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 16,475 individuals. The PHI involved includes names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, lab results, medications, and diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the incident, the BA provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative and technical security safeguards to better protect its PHI. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule.