Florida Digestive Health Specialists

Florida Digestive Health Specialists, LLP (a Florida-based healthcare provider) reported a hacking/IT incident affecting a network server that exposed the PHI of 3,205 individuals. Compromised data included names, dates of birth, addresses, driver's license numbers, Social Security numbers, medical record numbers, and treatment information. The covered entity notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media, and implemented additional administrative, technical, physical, and security safeguards. No business associate was involved.

Florida Digestive Health Specialists reported a data breach to the Montana Attorney General. The breach was reported on 2021-12-27. The breach occurred on 12/16/2020. 2 Montana residents were affected.

Florida Digestive Health Specialists, LLP reported a data breach affecting 212,509 individuals. The incident, which occurred on December 16, 2020, and was discovered on December 21, 2020, was described as an external system breach involving wire fraud. The compromised information includes names and Social Security numbers. Affected individuals were notified on December 27, 2021, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring services.

Florida Digestive Health Specialists (FL) reported to HHS on 2013-12-09 an Unauthorized Access/Disclosure affecting 4,400 individuals. A patient scheduler impermissibly accessed the EHR system via VPN, photographed patient records (names, addresses, DOBs, SSNs, phone numbers), and attempted to print them at Wal-Mart. The County Sheriff investigated; the insider was terminated. CE updated policies, restricted VPN access, instituted weekly EHR audits, and retrained staff. OCR provided technical assistance on breach notification requirements. Breached information located on Desktop Computer.