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 July 21, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- North Oklahoma County Mental Health Center d/b/a NorthCare, OK
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- July 21, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11991, row:3130)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), North Oklahoma County Mental Health dba NorthCare, reported that it was the subject of a cyber-attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 128,556 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security and drivers’ license numbers, claims information, diagnoses, lab results, medications, and other 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, and retrained workforce members to better protect its PHI. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance regarding the requirements under the HIPAA Security Rule.