- State
- LA
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 2,000
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of breached information
- Desktop Computer, Electronic Medical Record, Email, Laptop, Other Portable Electronic Device
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), Atchafalaya Internal Medicine Associates, reported a malware attack on its desktop computers that may have compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 2000 patients. During the investigation, OCR learned that the owner of the CE had closed the business. On March 6, 2018, OCR received notification from the owner of Atchafalaya Internal Medicine Associates’ that all healthcare business activities for the entity have ceased, and the entity is no longer operating as a business. OCR verified that the office telephone number is out of service and the entity’s website no longer exists. The Secretary of State shows the entity has not had filings since February of 2017. Under these circumstances, Atchafalaya Internal Medicine Associates is no longer a covered entity and is not subject to the requirements of HIPAA.
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
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