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 Dec. 14, 2020.
- Organization as reported
- Midwest Geriatric Management, LLC, MO
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Dec. 14, 2020
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12447, row:3586)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Midwest Geriatric Management, reported that an employee was the subject of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 4,814 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, and financial and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained on email security.