Express MRI

The business associate (BA), Express MRI-Norcross, reported that am employee of its covered entity (CE) was the victim of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 1,707 individuals. The PHI involved included names, email and physical addresses, dates of birth, and treatment information. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect PHI. Workforce members were retrained on email security.