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 Sept. 29, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Piedmont Healthcare, Inc., GA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Sept. 29, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10430, row:1569)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Piedmont Healthcare, reported that its business associate (BA) was the subject of a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 895 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, Social Security and drivers’ license numbers, dates of birth, 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 BA implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect PHI.