Hunt Memorial Hospital District

Hunt Memorial Hospital District, the covered entity (CE), reported that an unauthorized user gained access to its electronic health records through a business associate’s (BA) email system via an email phishing scheme. The breach affected 1,887 individuals. The covered entity reported the breach to OCR, notified the affected individuals, and the media. The covered entity also improved its security posture and implemented additional training sessions for workforce members concerning password protection and HIPAA compliance. OCR obtained assurances that Hunt Memorial implemented the corrective actions noted above.