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. 11, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Ophthalmology Associates, MN
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Electronic Medical Record, Network Server
- Submission date
- Nov. 11, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11792, row:2931)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Ophthalmology Associates reported that it was a victim of a hacking incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 76,000 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. To mitigate harm, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards.