Family Medicine Shady Grove

Family Medicine Shady Grove, the covered entity (CE), reported that it experienced a ransomware attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 6,482 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, claims information, and dates of birth. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media and posted substitute notice on its website. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its sensitive data. Workforce members were trained or re-trained.