Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care Center

The covered entity (CE), Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care Center, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 1,545 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, phone numbers, and health insurance and financial information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards and retrained its employees on email security. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance regarding its HIPAA Breach Notification Rule obligations.