Apple Valley Clinic

The covered entity (CE), Apple Valley Clinic, reported that its business associate (BA) was the victim of a cyber-attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 157,939 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license numbers, Social Security numbers, claims and financial information, diagnoses, lab results, and medication information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE offered complimentary credit monitoring services to affected individuals, implemented additional technical safeguards, and terminated its business relationship with the BA. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE with respect to the HIPAA Privacy Rule.