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 July 12, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Kansas Joint & Spine Specialists, KS
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- July 12, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10602, row:1741)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Kansas Joint & Spine Specialists, reported that it was the subject of a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 83,869 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, drivers’ license numbers, financial and claims information, diagnoses/conditions, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards.