Georgia Spine & Orthopaedics of Atlanta

The covered entity (CE), Georgia Spine & Orthopaedics of Atlanta, LLC, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing scheme that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 7,012 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, birthdates, Social Security numbers, drivers’ license information, financial information, and clinical information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards and trained its staff on the proper methods of identifying fraudulent email communications. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.