CAH Holdings

CAH Holdings, Inc., the business associate (BA), reported that employees were the victims of an email phishing scheme that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 1,158 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, drivers’ license numbers, diagnoses, treatment information, and health insurance information. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and the FBI. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented new administrative, technical, and security safeguards and retrained all employees on the proper methods for recognizing and responding to fraudulent email communications. The BA also hired a Chief Information Security Officer. OCR obtained assurances that the BA implemented the corrective actions noted.