Hermitage Eye Care

The covered entity (CE), Hermitage Eye Care, reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a security incident in which the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 11,672 individuals was accessible via a patient portal on the Internet. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, and conditions. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to this incident and OCR’s investigation, the BA implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect ePHI.