Peachtree Neurological Clinic, P.C.

Peachtree Neurological Clinic, P.C. notified patients of a data security incident involving a ransomware infection that encrypted EMR systems between Feb 2016 and May 2017. While files were restored from backups without paying ransom, unauthorized access occurred during this period. Patient PII including SSNs, DOBs, and medical records may have been accessed. Identity theft protection was offered.

Peachtree Neurological Clinic, PC reported a data breach to the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation. The breach was reported on 2017-07-10. 93 Massachusetts residents were affected. The report records the breach type as electronic.

Peachtree Neurological Clinic, P.C. reported to HHS on 2017-07-07 a Hacking/IT Incident affecting 183505 individuals. Breached information located on Network Server. OCR investigation found systemic noncompliance with HIPAA Security Rule, resulting in a settlement and corrective action plan.

Peachtree Neurological Clinic (PNC) notified the NH AG of a breach affecting 176,295 patients. Unauthorized access occurred Feb 2016-May 2017. PNC's system was also infected by ransomware in May 2017, which encrypted EMRs but did not exfiltrate data. PNC restored files from backups. Potential exposure of PHI, SSNs, DOB, driver's licenses, and financial info. Notification sent July 7, 2017, offering 12 months credit monitoring.

Peachtree Neurological Clinic, P.C. notified patients of a data security incident involving ransomware infection of its EMR system. Unauthorized access occurred between Feb 2016 and May 2017. Potential exposure of PHI, SSN, DOB, driver's license, and insurance info. No ransom paid; files restored from backups. No evidence of data exfiltration. Identity theft protection offered.