Turke & Strauss LLP, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating Regional Family Medicine regarding its recent data breach. The Regional Family Medicine data breach involved sensitive personal identifiable information and protected health information belonging to over 80,000 individuals.
ABOUT REGIONAL FAMILY MEDICINE:
Regional Family Medicine is a family medicine clinic with two locations in Mountain Home, Arkansas. As a family care practice, Regional Family Medicine provides a range of medical services, including pediatric and geriatric care, radiology services, ultrasounds, mammograms, minor surgeries, and laboratory services. In 2017, Regional Family Medicine attained a Level 3 Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) recognition by the National Center for Quality Assurance (NCQA), the highest level of recognition for patient-centered care.3
WHAT HAPPENED?
On June 26, 2023, Regional Family Medicine discovered that it had experienced a data breach in which sensitive personal identifiable information and protected health information in its systems may have been accessed and acquired. Through its investigation, Regional Family Medicine determined that an unauthorized actor may have accessed and acquired this sensitive information between June 8 and June 26, 2023. On December 12, 2023, Regional Family Medicine began notifying individuals whose information may have been impacted. The type of information potentially exposed includes:
- Name
- Social Security number
- Driver’s license or state ID number
- Date of birth
- Biometric data
- Medical information
- Health insurance information
- Account numbers
If you have received a breach notification letter from Regional Family Medicine:
We would like to speak with you about your rights and potential legal remedies in response to this data breach. Please fill out the form, below, or contact us at (608) 237-1775 or sam@turkestrauss.com.
If you were impacted by the Regional Family Medicine data breach, you may consider taking the following steps to protect your personal information.
- Carefully review the breach notice and retain a copy;
- Enroll in any free credit monitoring services provided by Regional Family Medicine;
- Change passwords and security questions for online accounts;
- Regularly review account statements for signs of fraud or unauthorized activity;
- Monitor credit reports for signs of identity theft; and
- Contact a credit bureau(s) to request a temporary fraud alert.