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 April 18, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Optima Dermatology Holdings, LLC, NH
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- April 18, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11517, row:2656)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Optima Dermatology Holdings, reported that it experienced a hacking incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 59,872 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, claims information, and diagnoses. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards and retrained its staff on email security.