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 8, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Pediatric Associates, P.C., VA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- April 8, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11535, row:2674)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Pediatric Associates, reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 13,000 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of births, addresses, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, lab results. and medications. The CE notified HHS, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional physical and technical safeguards, revised its policies and procedures, and terminated its business relationship with the BA. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules.