Eye Group of Southern Indiana

The covered entity (CE), Eye Group of Southern Indiana, reported that it was the victim of a cyber-attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 4,002 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, medications, health insurance information, claims information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards and provided complimentary credit monitoring services to affected individuals. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules.