On February 9, 2024, Prime Healthcare Employee Health Plans (“Prime Healthcare”) filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services after discovering a data breach in one of its employee health plans. We have filed a data breach notification with the Office of National Rights (“HHS-OCR”). His vendor, Keenan & Associates (“Keenan”), encountered a cyberattack. In the notice, Prime Healthcare stated that this incident allows an unauthorized third party to provide information such as a consumer’s name, date of birth, social security number, driver’s license number, passport number, general health information, It explains that it now has access to sensitive information such as state. Insurance information. Once the investigation was complete, Keenan & Associates began sending data breach notification letters to all individuals whose information was affected by the recent data security incident.
If you receive a data breach notification from Prime Healthcare Employee Health Plan or Keenan & Associates, it is important to understand what is at risk and what you can do about it. Our data breach attorneys can help you learn more about how to protect yourself from being a victim of fraud and identity theft, and discuss your legal options following a Prime Healthcare / Keenan & Associates data breach. For more information, see our recent article on this topic. here.
What caused the data breach that affected Prime Healthcare employee health plan members?
The Keenan & Associates/Prime Healthcare employee health plan data breach was just recently announced, and more information is expected to be released in the near future. However, documents submitted by Prime Healthcare to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights contain important information about how the violations occurred. Prime Healthcare also posted a link on its website to a more complete notice from Keenan & Associates that provides further details about the incident.
According to these sources, on August 27, 2023, Keenan discovered that part of his IT network had failed. In response, Keenan contained the incident and subsequently began an investigation in collaboration with third-party cybersecurity experts.
Ultimately, Mr. Keenan’s investigation concluded that an unauthorized third party was able to access the company’s computer network, including files containing confidential information belonging to members of the Prime Healthcare employee health insurance plan. His IT network at Prime Healthcare was not affected by this incident.
After learning that sensitive consumer data was accessible to unauthorized parties, Keenan & Associates investigated the compromised files to determine what information was exposed and which consumers were affected. has been identified. Compromised information varies by individual but may include name, date of birth, social security number, driver’s license number, passport number, health information, and health insurance information.
On February 9, 2024, Prime Healthcare filed a notification with HHS-OCR regarding this incident. Additionally, Keenan & Associates sent a letter regarding the data breach to everyone affected by the recent data security incident. These letters should provide victims with a list of what information in their possession was compromised. HHS-OCR’s notice indicates more than 101,000 people were affected by the Prime Healthcare Employee Health Plan/Keenan & Associates data breach.
Prime Healthcare Employee Health Plan Details
The Prime Healthcare Employee Health Plan is a health plan for Prime Healthcare employees. Founded in 2001, Prime Healthcare is a large healthcare network operating 44 hospitals and more than 300 outpatient clinics in 14 states. Prime Healthcare employs more than 50,000 people and generates annual revenues of approximately $7 billion.
