Georgia Institute for Plastic Surgery

The covered entity (CE), The Georgia Institute for Plastic Surgery, reported that it experienced a cyber-attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 8,111 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, email addresses, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained on the requirement to protect and secure PHI.