Sauder Schelkopf filed a class action lawsuit against Connexin Software, a company that offers pediatric-specific health IT solutions and operates under the name Office Practicum. Connexin provides practice management and electronic medical records software to pediatric physician practice groups, as well as billing services and business analytic tools. On March 30, 2023, the court-appointed Sauder Schelkopf to the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee.
Reportedly, Connexin recently sent the notification at the link below to more than 2.2 million individuals of a healthcare data breach that occurred in August 2022. Nearly 120 pediatric physician practices and practice groups were impacted by the breach:
According to the above notice on its website, Connexin discovered the first sign of the breach on August 26, 2022, and launched an investigation. According to Connexin, the sensitive patient/consumer information that may have been accessed and compromised consists of the following:
(1) patient demographic information (such as patient name, guarantor name, parent/guardian name, address, email address, and date of birth);
(2) Social Security Numbers (“SSNs”),
(3) health insurance information (payer name, payer contract dates, policy information including type and deductible amount and subscriber number);
(4) medical and/or treatment information (dates of service, location, services requested or procedures performed, diagnosis, prescription information, physician names, and Medical Record Numbers); and
(5) billing and/or claims information (invoices, submitted claims and appeals, and patient account identifiers used by your provider).
(6) Information of a parent, guardian, or guarantor may also have been impacted by the incident.
If you received a letter or other notification from Connexin about the data breach please fill out the form to contact our attorneys.
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