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 Nov. 23, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- OAA Orthopaedic Associates, PA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Nov. 23, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11768, row:2907)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), OAA Orthopaedic Associates, reported that it was the victim of a malware attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 18,052 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, claims information, diagnoses, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards, revised its policies and procedures, and retrained its employees.