Allied Physicians of Michiana

The covered entity (CE), Allied Physicians of Michiana, LLC, reported that its former business associate (BA) improperly disposed of documents that contained the protected health information (PHI) of 976 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, health insurance information, diagnoses, lab results, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. The CE also provided complimentary credit monitoring services. In response to the breach the CE destroyed the mishandled PHI and revised its administrative safeguards to better protect its PHI.