Cedarbrook Senior Care and Rehabilitation / County of Lehigh

The covered entity (CE), Cedarbrook Senior Care and Rehabilitation, reported that it inadvertently sent an email containing the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 688 individuals to unauthorized individuals. The ePHI involved included names and medications prescribed. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative safeguards to better protect its ePHI. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.