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 July 15, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Orthopedic Specialists of North America, PLLC dba OrthoArizona, AZ
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- July 15, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11307, row:2446)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Orthopedic Specialists of North America dba OrthoArizona, reported that it was the victim of a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 2,748 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach the CE implemented additional technical safeguards, provided complimentary credit monitoring services to affected individuals, revised its policies and procedures, and retrained its employees. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules.