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 Jan. 5, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Texas Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine, TX
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Electronic Medical Record
- Submission date
- Jan. 5, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10971, row:2110)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Texas Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Center, reported that it experienced a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 1,064 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, drivers’ license numbers, diagnoses, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. To prevent future similar security incidents, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards.