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 24, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- MedInform, Inc., OH
- Entity type as reported
- Business Associate
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- May 24, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10719, row:1858)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The business associate (BA), MedInform, Inc., reported that it experienced a ransomware attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 14,453 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and financial and treatment information. The BA notified the covered entity, affected individuals and HHS, and provided substitute notice. The BA implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect PHI. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules.