Turke & Strauss LLP, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating Affinity Health Services, LLC (“AHS”) regarding its recent data breach. The AHS data breach involved personal identifiable information and protected health information belonging to an undetermined number of individuals.
ABOUT AFFINITY HEALTH SERVICES, LLC:
AHS is a senior management and consulting company based in Pennsylvania. Founded in 1996, AHS provides a continuum of services that includes both comprehensive management and consulting and advisory services to senior living communities with various organizational structures and governing philosophies.3 The services offered by AHS include financial, accounting, reimbursement and compliance services, accounts receivable management and billing services, clinical services, operational services, regulatory services and marketing and referral development services. Headquartered in Indiana, Pennsylvania, AHS employs over 20 individuals.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Recently, AHS discovered that it had experienced a data breach in which sensitive personal information and protected health information in its systems may have been accessed and acquired. Through its investigation, AHS determined that an unauthorized party may have accessed this sensitive information on April 24, 2023. On November 11, 2023, AHS began notifying individuals whose information may have been impacted. The type of information potentially exposed includes:
- Name
- Social Security number
- Address
- Date of birth
- Driver’s license number
- Financial information (e.g., account information, credit or debit card number)
- Medical record number
- Patient ID number
- Medicare/Medicaid number
- Health insurance information
- Health information
If you are a current or former patient of, or have received a breach notification letter from, Affinity Health Services, LLC:
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 AHS 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 Affinity Health Services, 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.