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 16, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Philips Respironics, PA
- Entity type as reported
- Business Associate
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- April 16, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9969, row:1108)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The business associate (BA), Philips Respironics, reported that a software application used by its business associate (BA) exposed the protected health information (PHI) of 1,338 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, and treatment information. The BA notified HHS, the affected individuals, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the BA provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect PHI.