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. 16, 2019.
- Organization as reported
- Rhode Island Ear, Nose and Throat Physicians, Inc., RI
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Aug. 16, 2019
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13260, row:4399)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Rhode Island Ear, Nose and Throat Physicians, Inc., the covered entity (CE), reported that it was the victim of a ransomware attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 2,943 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, clinical information, and Social Security numbers. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. Complimentary credit monitoring services was provided to all affected individuals. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect its ePHI. As a result of OCR’s investigation, the CE updated its policies and procedures pertaining to breach notification, risk assessment, use and disclosures of PHI, and the safeguarding of PHI.