Heartland Medical Clinic

The covered entity (CE), Heartland Medical Clinic dba Heartland Community Health Center, reported that an employee was the target of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 43,768 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license numbers, claims and financial information, diagnoses/conditions, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to the affected individuals and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards, and retrained workforce members to better protect PHI.