Turke & Strauss LLP, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating Proliance Surgeons regarding its recent data breach. The Proliance Surgeons data breach involved sensitive personal identifiable information and protected health information belonging to an undetermined number of individuals.
ABOUT PROLIANCE SURGEONS:
Proliance Surgeons is a provider-owned and operated specialty healthcare group in Washington. Formed though the merger of Surgical Associates of Washington and Orthopedic Consultants of Washington in 2002, Proliance Surgeons offers care at over 100 locations across the Puget Sound region of Washington.2 Specializing in surgery and specialty care, Proliance Surgeons provides services in orthopedics, general surgery, ENT, urology, plastic surgery, and more. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, Proliance Surgeons consists of over 450 providers, including 200 certified physicians.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Recently, Proliance Surgeons 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, Proliance Surgeons determined that an unauthorized actor may have accessed and acquired this sensitive and protected health information on or around February 11, 2023. Recently, Proliance Surgeons began notifying individuals whose information may have been impacted. The type of information potentially exposed includes:
- Name
- Social Security number
- Date of birth
- Driver’s license number
- Contact information
- Financial account number
- Medical treatment information
- Health insurance information
If you received a breach notification letter from Proliance Surgeons:
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 Proliance Surgeons 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 Proliance Surgeons;
- 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.