Cardiovascular Group

The Cardiovascular Group, the covered entity (CE), reported that employees of its business associate (BA) impermissibly accessed the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 2,168 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, birthdates, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, medications prescribed, lab results, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, local law enforcement, and offered free credit monitoring services. In its mitigation efforts, the CE terminated its relationship with the BA. The CE also revised its policies and procedures to better protect its sensitive data. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.