The covered entity (CE), Aveanna Healthcare reported that multiple employees emailed the protected health information (PHI) of 10,482 individuals to their personal email accounts. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, health insurance information, diagnoses, lab results, medications, Social Security numbers, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and strengthened its administrative, technical, and security safeguards to further protect its sensitive data.
