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 Aug. 22, 2017.
- Organization as reported
- Oncology Consultants, P.A., TX
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Desktop Computer, Email, Laptop, Network Server
- Submission date
- Aug. 22, 2017
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 14086, row:5225)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
On June 19, 2017, Oncology Consultants, P.A., the covered entity (CE), discovered that an unauthorized user obtained remote access to its computer servers. The breach affected approximately 19,114 individuals and involved protected health information (PHI), including names, addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers, and medical information. Upon discovering the breach, the CE improved safeguards, updated its policies and procedures, and trained its workforce members on better practices to protect PHI. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed.