D&J Optical

In June 2014, the covered entity (CE), D&J Optical, suspected that a former independently contracted optometrist had created credentials for herself and accessed electronic protected health information (ePHI) without authorization. This inappropriate access would have exposed the demographic and clinical information of 1,100 individuals. The CE filed a breach report with HHS and met the requirements of the Breach Notification Rule. In response to this suspected incident, the CE increased security for access to its server and software, eliminated wireless internet capabilities in its office, and strengthened procedures for password access. OCR reviewed evidence of the subsequent investigation by a computer forensic expert which revealed that no inappropriate access had occurred and no ePHI was disclosed.