Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Non-Profit
  • Entity Name: American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
  • Street Address: 233 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 21
  • City: Chicago
  • State, or Country if outside the US: ILLINOIS
  • Zip Code: 60601

Submitted By

  • Name: Donna Maddux
  • Title: Partner
  • Firm name (if different than entity): Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith
  • Telephone Number: 9713347001
  • Email Address: donna.maddux@lewisbrisbois.com
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Attorney

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 10,774
  • Total number of Maine residents affected: 40
  • If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
  • Date(s) Breach Occured: Between 06/26/2020 and 07/29/2020 and between 10/01/2020 and 10/16/2020
  • Date Breach Discovered: 12/28/2020
  • Description of the Breach:
    • External system breach (hacking)
  • Information Acquired - Name or other personal identifier in combination with: Financial Account Number or Credit/Debit Card Number (in combination with security code, access code, password or PIN for the account)

Notification and Protection Services

  • Type of Notification: Written
  • Date(s) of consumer notification: 01/05/2021
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: AHIMA - General US Consumer Notification Letter.pdfAHIMA - ME Regulatory Notification 4849-2991-8166 v.1.pdf
  • Date of any previous (within 12 months) breach notifications: none
  • Were identity theft protection services offered: Yes
  • If yes, please provide the duration, the provider of the service and a brief description of the service: Provider: IDX. Service/Duration: 12 months credit monitoring, cyberscan dark web monitoring, $1,000,000 reimbursement insurance, and fully managed identity theft restoration.