"Data of 380K Patients Compromised in Hack of 13 Anesthesia Practices"

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) breach reporting tool recently added 13 separate filings from anesthesia practices across the US, resulting from a "data security incident" at the management company of the covered entities. In total, 380,104 patients' Protected Health Information (PHI) was compromised. The HHS tool appears to be focused on entities affiliated with New York-based Resource Anesthesiology Associates and Anesthesia Associates, with locations in El Paso, California, Washington, Palm Springs, Lynbrook, Hazleton, Fredericksburg, Bronx, San Joaquin, and Maryland. The name of the management company is currently unknown. An investigation into how or whether these providers are linked discovered only one breach notice from Anesthesia Associates of El Paso PA, an anesthesia provider to a local healthcare facility. The compromised information included patients' names, contact details, health insurance policy numbers, Social Security numbers, payment data, treatments, and diagnoses. This article continues to discuss the compromise of PHI in the hack of 13 anesthesia practices, as well as other recent security incidents faced by OakBend Medical Center, CSI Laboratories, Aesthetic Dermatology Associates, Magellan Rx Management, and Cardiac Imaging Associates. 

SC Media reports "Data of 380K Patients Compromised in Hack of 13 Anesthesia Practices"