Holy Redeemer Ambulatory Surgical Center

The covered entity (CE), Holy Redeemer Ambulatory Surgical Center, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 1,295 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, account balances, and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE strengthened its administrative and technical safeguards to better protect its ePHI. The CE also sanctioned the responsible employee and retrained its staff on recognizing and responding to fraudulent email communications. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.