Name of Entity
Southeast Eye Institute, P.A. dba-Eye associates of PinellasOrganization Type
Healthcare, Medical Providers & Medical Insurance ServicesAddress
Pinellas Park, FL
United States
Description
This specific breach, as reported, is part of a larger breach of the companyBizmatics which provides EHR/EMR software solutions to 15,000 healthcare
providers. "The Southeast Eye Institute, P.A., in Florida, doing business under
the name the Eye Associates of Pinellas, reported a possible data breach
after an unauthorized individual gained access to patient data via a
third party affiliate.
How many victims? 87,314
What type of information? Names, addresses, telephone numbers,
Social Security numbers, dates of birth, and insurance information may
have all been compromised.
What happened? On March 30, 2016, The Southeast Eye Institute
was notified that a third-party breach at the medical practice software
provider Bizmatics may have compromised the information of “at least
some” of the institute's patients. Officials said the breach occurred in
January 2015 but they did not immediately become aware of the incident.
Bizmatics was unable to determine which patients' information was
accessed and if the unauthorized individual was able to collate the
various data files."More Information: http://www.scmagazine.com/the-southeast-eye-institute-patient-informatio...
Date of Breach
01/01/2016
Source