Strauss Borrelli PLLC, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating Panorama Eyecare regarding its recent data breach. The Panorama Eyecare data breach involved sensitive personal identifiable information and protected health information belonging to over 377,000 individuals.
ABOUT PANORAMA EYECARE:
Panorama Eyecare is a physician-led management services organization designed to support its partners through management of day-to-day business operations.3 Traditional practice management typically falls on the shoulders of a managing partner and/or the administrator who must possess knowledge and expertise in human resource management and compliance, healthcare regulatory compliance, revenue cycle management and compliance, information technology and compliance, credentialing and payor contracting, accounting and finance, benchmarking and reporting, marketing, facilities and clinical operations among other duties.3 At Panorama Eyecare these functions are managed by professionals in each respective healthcare practice discipline thus mitigating risk and allowing physician-owners to focus on patient care.3 Founded in 2021, Panorama Eyecare creates centers of excellence in eye care by exceeding national benchmarks for clinical quality, providing unrivaled patient experience, and by being a provider of choice within the regions it serves.4 Today, Panorama Eyecare has partnered with a variety of eyecare clinics, including Eye Center or Northern Colorado, Denver Eye Surgeons, Cheyenne Eye Clinic and Surgery Center, Boulder Eye Surgeons, Panorama Lasick, Haas Vision Center, and more. Headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado, Panorama Eyecare employs over 1,000 individuals.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Recently, Panorama Eyecare discovered that it had experienced a data breach in which sensitive personal identifiable information and protected health information in its systems may have been accessed or acquired. Through its investigation, Panorama Eyecare determined that an unauthorized actor gained access to this sensitive information between May 22, 2023, and June 4, 2023. On June 5, 2024, Panorama Eyecare began notifying individuals whose information may have been impacted. The type of information potentially exposed includes:
- Name
- Social Security number
- Driver’s license or state ID number
- Date of birth
- Financial account information
- Dates of service
- Medical provider
If you received a breach notification letter from Panorama Eyecare:
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.
LINKS:
[1] https://apps.web.maine.gov/online/aeviewer/ME/40/a6b8d97b-71cf-417b-9585-bdbc8251b836.shtml
[2] https://panoramaeyecare.com/data-2023/
[3] https://panoramaeyecare.com/about-us/
[4] https://www.linkedin.com/company/panorama-eyecare/about/
[5] https://www.mass.gov/doc/assigned-data-breach-number-2024-1101-panorama-eyecare/download