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 June 2, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- The Rothman Orthopaedic Institute, PA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- June 2, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11410, row:2549)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Rothman Orthopaedic Institute, reported that a former employee retained the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 874 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, treatment information, and financial information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. The CE also set up a call center for questions or concerns and provided complimentary credit monitoring services to affected individuals. In response to the breach, the CE revised it policies and procedures to better protect its PHI.