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 May 14, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Hypertension-Nephrology Associates, P.C., PA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Electronic Medical Record, Network Server
- Submission date
- May 14, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9910, row:1049)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Hypertension-Nephrology Associates, P.C., reported that it was the subject of a ransomware incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 39,491 individuals. The PHI involved included clinical, demographic, and financial information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to the affected individuals, and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.