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 May 18, 2018.
- Organization as reported
- Holland Eye Surgery and Laser Center, MI
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Desktop Computer
- Submission date
- May 18, 2018
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13811, row:4950)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Holland Eye Surgery and Laser Center, reported that it was the victim of a hacking attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 42,200 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided affected individuals with complimentary credit monitoring services. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional physical and technical safeguards.