The covered entity (CE), Baystate Health, reported that several employees were the victims of an email phishing scheme that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 11,658 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, health insurance information, treatment and financial information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided complimentary credit monitoring services to affected individuals. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect its ePHI. Additionally, the CE trained its staff on recognizing and responding to fraudulent email communications. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.
