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 Nov. 5, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Oklahoma Spine Hospital, OK
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Nov. 5, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9619, row:758)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Oklahoma Spine Hospital, reported that an employee was the subject of an email phishing attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 38,945 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security and drivers’ license numbers, addresses, claims and financial information, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to the affected individuals and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained.