Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance
Disclosed Feb 14, 20206 years ago81,237 affectedConfirmed
The covered entity (CE), Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance, reported that several employees were the victims of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 81,146 patients. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, addresses, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.
What is known
| People affected | 81,237 (as reported by the organization) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Feb 14, 2020 |
| Happened | Aug 16, 2019 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Names, Health |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Indiana Attorney General 2020 data breach report: Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliancein.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance (Healthcare Provider, TN)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana AGresidents of IN | Feb 14, 2020 | 83 |
| HHS archivetotal | Feb 14, 2020 | 81,146 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to hacking · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · data_types: [] to ["names","health"] · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to The covered entity (CE), Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance, reported that several employees were the victims of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 81,146 patients. The PHI involved included name · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Indiana AG), confirmed by Indiana AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.