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 Sept. 9, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Medical Associates of the Lehigh Valley, PA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Sept. 9, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11207, row:2346)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Medical Associates of the Lehigh Valley, the covered entity (CE), reported that it experienced a ransomware incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 75,628 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, diagnoses, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its sensitive data. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules.