Medico of South Carolina

Medico of South Carolina, Inc., the business associate (BA), reported that an employee inadvertently misconfigured the settings on one of its computer servers, which made the server accessible over the Internet. The server stored the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 6,489 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, health insurance information, and treatment information. In its mitigation efforts, the BA implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect its sensitive data. The BA also sanctioned the responsible employee. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and established a call center for questions and concerns. The BA published substitute notice on its website. OCR provided the BA with technical assistance regarding the Breach Notification Rule and obtained assurances that the BA implemented the corrective actions noted.