Desert Physicians Management Data Breach Lawsuit Investigation: Was Your Info Exposed?
Last Updated on August 14, 2023
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At A Glance
- This Alert Affects:
- Anyone who received a letter from Desert Physicians Management informing them that their personal information may have been exposed in a data breach.
- What’s Going On?
- Desert Physicians Management recently announced a data breach that reportedly exposed sensitive information belonging to over 56,000 of its client’s patients. Now, attorneys are investigating whether a class action lawsuit can be filed on behalf of those affected.
- How Could a Lawsuit Help?
- If successful, a class action lawsuit could help victims recover money for any harm resulting from the breach, including the cost of credit monitoring and identity theft protection services. It could also force the company to improve its data security practices.
Attorneys working with ClassAction.org want to hear from anyone who received notice that their information was compromised in a data breach experienced by Desert Physicians Management.
Desert Physicians Management, which provides administrative support services to physicians groups, alerted the Attorney General of California in June 2023 that a breach of its computer systems exposed patients’ highly sensitive data – including their names, addresses and dates of birth, as well as health insurance and clinical information.
The attorneys believe the healthcare services company may have failed to implement cybersecurity measures that would adequately protect patients’ data and are now investigating whether a class action lawsuit can be filed.
Desert Physicians Management Data Breach: Why Did I Get a Letter?
On June 22, Desert Physicians Management began notifying individuals that hackers had infiltrated certain computer systems the company maintains for the physicians groups it services.
The California-based company says the cyberattack, which reportedly took place on April 23 of this year, involved patients of Choice Physicians Network/Choice Medical Group, Choice Healthcare Associates and Horizon Valley Medical Group.
A total of 56,556 individuals have been impacted by the breach, according to a report published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights.
How Could a Lawsuit Help Data Breach Victims?
A class action lawsuit could compensate victims for any damages they’ve incurred as a result of the breach, such as:
- Out-of-pocket losses, including money spent on credit monitoring and identity theft protection services
- Reimbursement for time spent dealing with the effects of the breach
- Loss of privacy
- Fraudulent charges
- Damage to credit
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