Meharry Medical College

The covered entity (CE), Meharry Medical College, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 20,976 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, health insurance information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE sanctioned the responsible employee and retrained its staff on recognizing and responding to fraudulent email communications. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance regarding the Breach Notification Rule and obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.