- State
- TN
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 11,672
- Business associate present
- Yes
- Type of breach
- Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of breached information
- Network Server
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), Hermitage Eye Care, reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a security incident in which the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 11,672 individuals was accessible via a patient portal on the Internet. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, and conditions. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to this incident and OCR’s investigation, the BA implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect ePHI.
Change history
- 9/23/2026Added to OCR's archive list
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, Breach Portal. Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.