Hand & Plastic Surgery Centre

The covered entity (CE), Hand & Plastic Surgery Centre reported that it experienced a cyber-attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 19,846 individuals. The PHI involved included names, social security numbers, dates of birth, claims information, diagnoses/conditions, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE updated its multifactor authentication, updated its policies and procedures, and increased its threat protections to better protect its PHI. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules.