Turke & Strauss LLP, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating Apria Healthcare LLC regarding its recent data breach. The Apria Healthcare data breach involved sensitive personal identifiable information and protected health information belonging to over 1,800,000 individuals.
ABOUT APRIA HEALTHCARE:
Apria Healthcare is a home healthcare company providing medical equipment and clinical support to individuals. As a provider of home medical equipment and services, Apria Healthcare specializes in non-invasive ventilation, inhalation therapies, oxygen therapy, and sleep apnea. Additionally, Apria Healthcare offers wound care and pressure wound therapy equipment. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, Apria Healthcare has 275 branches across the United States. Apria Healthcare employs approximately 6,500 individuals and provides care to over 1.8 million patients annually.
WHAT HAPPENED?
On September 1, 2021, Apria Healthcare 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, Apria Healthcare determined that an unauthorized actor may have accessed this sensitive information between April 5 and May 7, 2019, and again between August 27 and October 10, 2021. On May 22, 2023, Apria Healthcare began contacting individuals whose information may have been impacted. The type of information exposed includes:
- Name
- Social Security number
- Health insurance information
- Financial information
- Medical information
If you received a breach notification letter from Apria Healthcare:
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 Apria Healthcare 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 Apria Healthcare 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.