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ATLANTA, GEORGIA
By Staff Reporters
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A large orthopedic practice in Atlanta notified patients last week of a data breach. In a letter to patients, Peachtree Orthopedics warns personal information may have been exposed during an incident in April, 2023.
From April 14th to April 20th an unauthorized party gained access to the company’s network, and that information potentially impacted included patients’ “address, date of birth, driver’s license number, Social Security number, medical treatment/ diagnosis information, treatment cost and other financial and related information
This is the third hack Peachtree Orthopedics has reported to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in the last seven years, according to federal data. According to HHS, this breach is impacting 34,691 patients.
LINK: https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/breach/breach_report.jsf
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