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 April 26, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- OrthoConnecticut PLLC, CT
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- April 26, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9943, row:1082)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), OrthoConnecticut, reported that it was the subject of a ransomware incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 178,742 individuals. The PHI involved included, names, Social Security numbers, addresses, dates of birth, diagnoses, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained.