Bay Area Anesthesia

The covered entity (CE), Bay Area Anesthesia, reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a cyber-attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 15,196 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Workforce members were retrained to better protect PHI.