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 Nov. 17, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Psychiatry Associates of Kansas City, KS
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Nov. 17, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10343, row:1482)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Psychiatry Associates of Kansas City, reported that it experienced a ransomware incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 18,255 individuals. The PHI involved included names, health insurance information, and diagnostic and treatment codes. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, OCR provided technical assistance and the CE implemented additional technical safeguards.