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 27, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Inland Physicians Billing Services, CA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Clearing House
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- April 27, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9938, row:1077)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Inland Physicians Billing Services, reported that experienced a ransomware attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 77,434 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, lab results, diagnoses, and health insurance and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach and OCR’s investigation, the CE updated its administrative and technical safeguards to better protect PHI. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules.