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 Dec. 20, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, SD
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Dec. 20, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10996, row:2135)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a ransomware incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 1,164 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, diagnoses, and financial and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE and BA revised its policies and procedures and implamented additional administrative and technical safeguards. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule.