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 Aug. 26, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- NorthStar HealthCare Consulting LLC, GA
- Entity type as reported
- Business Associate
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Aug. 26, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11226, row:2365)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The business associate (BA), NorthStar HealthCare Consulting LLC, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 18,354 individuals. This PHI involved included names, addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and treatment information. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the BA implemented additional technical safeguards and provided complimentary credit monitoring services to affected individuals.