Cardiovascular Consultants

The covered entity (CE), Cardiovascular Consultants, reported that it experienced a cyber-attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 484,000 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, diagnoses, claims information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect its PHI.