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 Nov. 6, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Orthopedics Rhode Island, Inc., CT
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Nov. 6, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9617, row:756)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Orthopedics Rhode Island, reported that it was the subject of a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 377,731 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers, diagnoses/conditions, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring to the affected individuals and implemented additional physical and technical safeguards.