EyeMed Vision Care

EyeMed Vision Care, a business associate (BA), reported that employees were the victims of an email phishing attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 1,474,000 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, drivers’ license numbers, diagnoses/conditions, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the BA implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to protect PHI. OCR provided technical assistance to the BA regarding the HIPAA Privacy Rule.