LifeBridge Community Gastroenterology

The covered entity (CE), LifeBridge Community Gastroenterology dba Woodholme Gastroenterology, reported that it experienced a cyber-attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 66,342 individuals. The PHI involved included names, mailing addresses, email addresses, dates of birth, patient identification numbers, diagnoses, Social Security numbers, drivers’ license numbers, and health insurance and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.