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. 14, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Tift Regional Health System, GA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Oct. 14, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11120, row:2259)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Tift Regional Health System, reported that it was the victim of a cyber-attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 180,142 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license numbers, diagnoses, lab results, medications, financial information, and Social Security numbers. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards and provided complimentary credit monitoring services to affected individuals. The CE also provided its business associates and employees with additional training on the requirements to secure PHI. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule.