HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of May 19, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Tennessee Orthopaedic Clinics, TN
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- May 19, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10728, row:1867)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Tennessee Orthopaedic Clinics, reported that it was the subject of a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 46,679 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, diagnoses, medications, treatment information, and Social Security numbers. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.