Protected Health Information Data Breaches Under HHS Investigation

Protected Health Information Data Breaches Under HHS Investigation

Kehoe Law Firm, P.C. is making individuals aware of the following data breach cases of unsecured protected health information affecting 500 or more individuals currently under investigation by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights:
Name of Covered Entity State Covered Entity Type Individuals Affected Breach Submission Date Type of Breach Location of Breached Information
Elk Ridge Dentistry CO Healthcare Provider 2793 03/02/2020 Theft Other Portable Electronic Device
Walgreen Co. IL Healthcare Provider 6681 02/28/2020 Unauthorized Access/Disclosure Other Portable Electronic Device
Riverview Health IN Healthcare Provider 2610 02/28/2020 Unauthorized Access/Disclosure Paper/Films
Government Employees Health Association, Inc. MO Health Plan 696 02/22/2020 Unauthorized Access/Disclosure Paper/Films
Rainbow Hospice Care, Inc. WI Healthcare Provider 2029 02/21/2020 Hacking/IT Incident Email
The Queen’s Health Systems Affiliated Covered Entity HI Healthcare Provider 2852 02/20/2020 Unauthorized Access/Disclosure Email
Endeavor Energy Resources, L.P. TX Health Plan 5103 02/20/2020 Hacking/IT Incident Email
SOLO Laboratories, Inc. PA Business Associate 60000 02/18/2020 Hacking/IT Incident Network Server
NCH Healthcare System, Inc. FL Healthcare Provider 63581 02/17/2020 Hacking/IT Incident Email
Armada Physical Therapy of Albuquerque, LLC NM Healthcare Provider 500 02/17/2020 Theft Desktop Computer
Monroe County Hospital & Clinics IA Healthcare Provider 7573 02/17/2020 Hacking/IT Incident Email
United Regional Health Care System TX Healthcare Provider 1893 02/14/2020 Hacking/IT Incident Email
Aveanna Healthcare GA Healthcare Provider 166077 02/14/2020 Hacking/IT Incident Email
James F. Collette DDS & David N. Hamilton DDS PLLC WA Healthcare Provider 552 02/14/2020 Hacking/IT Incident Email
Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance TN Healthcare Provider 81146 02/14/2020 Hacking/IT Incident Email
Peregrine Corporation d/b/a PSL Services ME Healthcare Provider 501 02/14/2020 Hacking/IT Incident Email
Audiology Services Company USA, LLC FL Healthcare Provider 3917 02/13/2020 Hacking/IT Incident Email

Source: Ocrportal.hhs.gov (Accessed 03.06.2020)

NOTE: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, Breach Portal, lists all breaches reported within the last 24 months that are currently under investigation by the Office for Civil Rights.  The data reported herein does not include all cases currently under investigation by the Office for Civil Rights.  Resolved data breach reports and/or reports older than 24 months can be viewed at Ocrportal.hhs.gov. 

Have You Been Impacted by A Data Breach?

If so, please either contact Kehoe Law Firm, P.C. Partner Michael Yarnoff, Esq., (215) 792-6676, Ext. 804, [email protected], complete the form on the right or send an e-mail to [email protected] for a free, no-obligation case evaluation of your facts to determine whether your privacy rights have been violated and whether there is a basis for a data privacy class action.

Examples of the type of relief sought by data privacy class actions, include, but are not limited to, reimbursement of identity theft losses and of out-of-pocket costs paid by data breach victims for protective measures such as credit monitoring services, credit reports, and credit freezes; compensation for time spent responding to the breach; imposition of credit monitoring services and identity theft insurance, paid for by the defendant company; and improvements to the defendant company’s data security systems.

Data privacy class actions are brought on a contingent-fee basis; thus, plaintiffs and the class members do not pay out-of-pocket attorney’s fees or litigation costs.  Subject to court approval, attorney’s fees and litigation costs are derived from the recovery obtained for the class.

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