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 Dec. 19, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Hawaiian Eye Center, HI
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Dec. 19, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11000, row:2139)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Hawaiian Eye Center, reported that it experienced a ransomware incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 14,524 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, email addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license numbers, Social Security numbers, health insurance information, and other treatment data. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In its mitigation efforts, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and strengthened its technical and security safeguards, revised policies and procedures, and implemented additional training for its staff. During the investigation, OCR provided the CE with technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules.