Data breaches continue to pose challenges to spine and orthopedic groups. Here are three incidents Becker’s reported on since February.
1. Greater Pittsburgh Orthopedic Associates has reported a data breach affecting 56,954 individuals. According to Feb. 5 notices sent to Maine, Massachusetts and Vermont officials, the practice discovered the data breach on Aug. 10, the day after the incident happened.
2. Apex Spine and Neurosurgery in Bethlehem, Ga., experienced a data breach affecting 2,500 individuals. On Dec. 23 staff discovered an unknown actor accessed part of the computer network and installed a virus to lock files, the practice said in a Feb. 5 notice.
3. Orthopaedic Institute of Western Kentucky in Paducah suffered a data breach, Claim Depot reported March 6. Two separate incidents occurred involving the practice’s third-party vendor, Keystone Technologies. One incident happened in April 2025 and the other was between July and Aug. 1, 2025. In both cases unauthorized parties accessed files with patient information. The breach was disclosed to the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office on March 5.
