Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Professional Dermatology Care, P.C. (August 2016)

Organization named: Professional Dermatology Care, P.C. Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Hacking/IT Incident

What the sources say

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 Aug. 9, 2016.

Organization as reported: Professional Dermatology Care, P.C., VA
Entity type as reported: Healthcare Provider
Category as reported: Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information as reported: Network Server
Submission date: Aug. 9, 2016
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 14459, row:5598)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity’s (CE) staff discovered that its electronic medical records system was compromised when they could no longer access patient records. The incident affected approximately 13,237 individuals and involved demographic and financial information. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Following the incident, the CE conducted an internal investigation and improved its safeguards and encryption methods. OCR obtained assurances that the CE improved its HIPAA policies and procedures and retrained its employees.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

13,237 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Aug. 9, 2016, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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2016-08-09Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 14459)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Professional Dermatology Care, P.C. Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

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text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, retrieved from HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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