Adirondacks ACO

The business associate (BA), Adirondacks ACO, LLC, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing scheme that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 39,649 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, addresses, diagnoses, lab results, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Following the breach, the BA implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect ePHI.