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 Oct. 30, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Rockford Gastroenterology Associates, IL
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Oct. 30, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9628, row:767)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Rockford Gastroenterology Associates, reported that it experienced a cyberattack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 147,253 individuals. The PHI involved clinical, demographic, and financial information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring and implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect its PHI. The CE received technical assistance from OCR regarding the HIPAA Rules.