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 March 2, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- PeakTPA, MO
- Entity type as reported
- Business Associate
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- March 2, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12318, row:3457)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), PeakTPA, reported that it was the subject of a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 50,509 individuals. The PHI involved included names addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, claims information, diagnoses, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained.