Strauss Borrelli PLLC, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating American Renal Management, which does business as Innovative Renal Care (“IRC”), regarding its recent data breach. The IRC data breach involved sensitive protected health information belonging to an undetermined number of individuals.
ABOUT AMERICAN RENAL MANAGEMENT D/B/A INNOVATIVE RENAL CARE:
IRC is a network of dialysis professionals devoted to helping people with kidney disease lead their best lives as they undergo treatment.2 Today, IRC is improving the lives of its patients and advancing efficient and effective performance by leveraging data, analytics, technology and infrastructure.2 Along with 7 health system partnerships and more than 400 affiliated nephrologists, IRC serves approximately 15,000 patients.3 Headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee, IRC includes more than 250 dialysis centers in 25 states and employs over 1,000 individuals.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Recently, IRC discovered that it had experienced a data breach in which the sensitive protected health information in its systems may have been accessed. On April 29, 2024, IRC filed official notice of the data breach with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights. Though much information is still not known about the IRC breach, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ reporting guidelines require entities to report data breaches when they involve protected health information. Therefore, it is likely that the IRC breach included the protected health information belonging to an undetermined number of individuals. Recently, IRC began notifying individuals whose information may have been impacted.
If you received a breach notification letter from American Renal Management d/b/a Innovative Renal Care:
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 872.263.1100 or sam@straussborrelli.com.
