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 Oct. 14, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Keystone Health, PA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Oct. 14, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11131, row:2270)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Keystone Rural Health Center dba Keystone Health, the covered entity (CE), reported that it experienced a ransomware incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 235,237 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, lab results, and medication information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In its mitigation efforts, CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its sensitive data. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules.