Lifetime Psychiatry

The covered entity (CE), Lifetime Psychiatry, LLC, reported that an employee was the target of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 16,926 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, claims and financial information, and diagnoses/conditions. 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 and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect PHI.