Turke & Strauss LLP, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating Healthcare Management Solutions, LLC regarding its recent data breach. The Healthcare Management Solutions data breach involved sensitive personal identifiable information and protected health information belonging to approximately 254,000 individuals.
ABOUT HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC:
Healthcare Management Solutions is a business consulting firm that specializes in private, federal, and state healthcare programs. Founded in 2002, Healthcare Management Solutions works to provide quality assurance, regulatory compliance, and operational improvements to healthcare facilities, health plans, and medical record systems. Additionally, Healthcare Management Solutions offers information technology products and services, including software, applications, technical support, and database services. Headquartered in West Virginia, Healthcare Management Solutions operates additional offices in Maryland.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Recently, Healthcare Management Solutions, a subcontractor of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, discovered that it had experienced a data breach in which the sensitive personal identifiable information and protected health information in its systems may have been accessed. Through its investigation, Healthcare Management Solutions determined that an unauthorized actor may have accessed this sensitive information by launching a ransomware attack on October 8, 2022. On December 14, 2022, Healthcare Management Solutions began contacting individuals whose information may have been impacted. The type of information exposed includes:
- Name
- Social Security number
- Date of birth
- Address
- Contact information (e.g., phone number)
- Financial information (e.g., routing number, account number)
- Medical information (e.g., Medicare beneficiary identifier, Medicare entitlement, enrollment, and premium information)
If you received a breach notification letter from Healthcare Management Solutions:
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 Healthcare Management Solutions 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 the free credit monitoring service provided by Healthcare Management Solutions, LLC;
- 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.