480,000 Kansans affected by medical data breaches
480,000 Kansans affected by medical data breaches
by: Colter Robinson
Posted: Aug 3, 2023 / 02:32 PM CDT
Updated: Aug 4, 2023 / 02:04 PM CDT
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Eighteen medical data breaches have affected more than 480,000 Kansans since Nov. 5, 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).
Under section 13402(e)(4) of the HITECH Act, the DHHS Office for Civil Rights keeps a list of data breaches of protected health information that have affected 500 people or more, according to the DHHS website.
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Medical data has been breached 16 times by hackers and two entities have had data breached through unauthorized access or disclosure. The data breach locations were attributed to email, network servers or electronic medical records, according to DHHS data.
Of the data collected by DHHS, healthcare providers, business associates and health plan providers were affected by the breaches, according to DHHS data.
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The largest single data breach was with Hutchinson Clinic, P.A. and impacted 100,000 individuals when a network server was hacked in Feb. 2023.
Upon learning about suspicious activity related to our computer systems in late December 2022, we took immediate action by securing our network and launching an investigation. At Hutchinson Clinic, patient care is our top priority and throughout this incident and subsequent review processes, we have maintained the high level of clinical excellence our patients and community expect and deserve from us.
We remain committed to fully complying with all state and federal requirements and maintaining timely and transparent communication with our employees, our patients, and the community. We thank the community members of Hutchinson for their grace and the continued opportunity to serve them by putting their health first.
HUTCHINSON CLINIC, P.A. MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER CHERYL A. GONSALVES STATEMENT
Documented data breaches from Nov. 2021 to present:
Name of Entity Individuals Impacted Type of Breach Date
Hutchinson Clinic, P.A. 100,000 Hacking/IT Incident 02/17/2023
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas 1,308 Hacking/IT Incident 10/14/2022
Wichita Urology Group, PA (“WUG”) 1,493 Hacking/IT Incident 03/08/2023
New Medical Healthcare 1,557 Unauthorized Access/Disclosure 03/22/2023
McPherson Hospital, Inc. 19,020 Hacking/IT Incident 09/26/2022
Medical Surgical Eye Care 2,000 Hacking/IT Incident 03/28/2022
Frank Eye Center, P.A. 26,333 Hacking/IT Incident 04/29/2022
IMA Financial Group, Inc. 2,937 Hacking/IT Incident 05/10/2023
Benefit Management LLC 3,356 Hacking/IT Incident 01/27/2023
Family Health Care, Inc 33,619 Hacking/IT Incident 05/24/2022
Ad Astra Eye LLC 3,684 Hacking/IT Incident 04/29/2022
Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc 4,110 Hacking/IT Incident 12/01/2021
ARx Patient Solutions 41,166 Unauthorized Access/Disclosure 06/30/2023
Summit Surgical, LLC 4,910 Hacking/IT Incident 12/07/2021
Newman Regional Health 52,224 Hacking/IT Incident 04/14/2022
Compass Behavioral Health 537 Hacking/IT Incident 02/10/2023
Labette Health 85,635 Hacking/IT Incident 03/11/2022
Mowery Clinic LLC 96,000 Hacking/IT Incident 11/05/2021
by: Colter Robinson
Posted: Aug 3, 2023 / 02:32 PM CDT
Updated: Aug 4, 2023 / 02:04 PM CDT
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Eighteen medical data breaches have affected more than 480,000 Kansans since Nov. 5, 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).
Under section 13402(e)(4) of the HITECH Act, the DHHS Office for Civil Rights keeps a list of data breaches of protected health information that have affected 500 people or more, according to the DHHS website.
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Medical data has been breached 16 times by hackers and two entities have had data breached through unauthorized access or disclosure. The data breach locations were attributed to email, network servers or electronic medical records, according to DHHS data.
Of the data collected by DHHS, healthcare providers, business associates and health plan providers were affected by the breaches, according to DHHS data.
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The largest single data breach was with Hutchinson Clinic, P.A. and impacted 100,000 individuals when a network server was hacked in Feb. 2023.
Upon learning about suspicious activity related to our computer systems in late December 2022, we took immediate action by securing our network and launching an investigation. At Hutchinson Clinic, patient care is our top priority and throughout this incident and subsequent review processes, we have maintained the high level of clinical excellence our patients and community expect and deserve from us.
We remain committed to fully complying with all state and federal requirements and maintaining timely and transparent communication with our employees, our patients, and the community. We thank the community members of Hutchinson for their grace and the continued opportunity to serve them by putting their health first.
HUTCHINSON CLINIC, P.A. MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER CHERYL A. GONSALVES STATEMENT
Documented data breaches from Nov. 2021 to present:
Name of Entity Individuals Impacted Type of Breach Date
Hutchinson Clinic, P.A. 100,000 Hacking/IT Incident 02/17/2023
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas 1,308 Hacking/IT Incident 10/14/2022
Wichita Urology Group, PA (“WUG”) 1,493 Hacking/IT Incident 03/08/2023
New Medical Healthcare 1,557 Unauthorized Access/Disclosure 03/22/2023
McPherson Hospital, Inc. 19,020 Hacking/IT Incident 09/26/2022
Medical Surgical Eye Care 2,000 Hacking/IT Incident 03/28/2022
Frank Eye Center, P.A. 26,333 Hacking/IT Incident 04/29/2022
IMA Financial Group, Inc. 2,937 Hacking/IT Incident 05/10/2023
Benefit Management LLC 3,356 Hacking/IT Incident 01/27/2023
Family Health Care, Inc 33,619 Hacking/IT Incident 05/24/2022
Ad Astra Eye LLC 3,684 Hacking/IT Incident 04/29/2022
Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc 4,110 Hacking/IT Incident 12/01/2021
ARx Patient Solutions 41,166 Unauthorized Access/Disclosure 06/30/2023
Summit Surgical, LLC 4,910 Hacking/IT Incident 12/07/2021
Newman Regional Health 52,224 Hacking/IT Incident 04/14/2022
Compass Behavioral Health 537 Hacking/IT Incident 02/10/2023
Labette Health 85,635 Hacking/IT Incident 03/11/2022
Mowery Clinic LLC 96,000 Hacking/IT Incident 11/05/2021
