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. 15, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Neurology Center of Nevada, NV
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Electronic Medical Record
- Submission date
- Sept. 15, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11199, row:2338)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Neurology Center of Nevada, reported that it was the victim of a ransomware attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 11,657 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, addresses, diagnoses, lab results, and medications. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards and revised its policies and procedures and security awareness training.