Medical Practice Solutions

Medical Practice Solutions, a business associate (BA), reported that employees were the victims of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 16,737 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, claims and financial information, and diagnoses/conditions. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. Following the breach incident, the BA provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI. OCR provided technical assistance to the BA regarding the HIPAA Security and Breach Notification Rules.