- State
- TX
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 19,114
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of breached information
- Desktop Computer, Email, Laptop, Network Server
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
On June 19, 2017, Oncology Consultants, P.A., the covered entity (CE), discovered that an unauthorized user obtained remote access to its computer servers. The breach affected approximately 19,114 individuals and involved protected health information (PHI), including names, addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers, and medical information. Upon discovering the breach, the CE improved safeguards, updated its policies and procedures, and trained its workforce members on better practices to protect PHI. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed.
Change history
- 9/23/2026Added to OCR's archive list
Source: HHS OCR Breach Portal, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights about this source
Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.