American Healthcare Systems

The covered entity (CE), American Healthcare Systems dba Randolph Health, reported that. an employee was the victim of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 899 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, medical record numbers, health insurance information, and diagnoses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In its mitigation efforts, the CE sanctioned the responsible employee and strengthened its administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Credit monitoring services were also provided. Staff were retrained on email security precautions.