Kootenai Health

The covered entity (CE), Kootenai Health reported that an unauthorized individual gained access to its system and compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 464,088 individuals. The type of PHI involved included clinical, demographic, and financial 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, implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards, and retrained workforce members to better protect its PHI.