Maimonides Medical Center

The covered entity (CE), Maimonides Medical Center, reported that it experienced a cyber-attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 33,000 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained.