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 20, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Health Aid of Ohio, Inc., OH
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- April 20, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12208, row:3347)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Health Aid of Ohio, reported that it experienced a ransomware intrusion affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 141,149 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers, email addresses, social security numbers, claims information, health insurance information, diagnoses and medical conditions, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE.