Michael Amaro, MD

The covered entity (CE), Michael Amaro, MD, PA, reported that an employee(s) diverted funds using the protected health information of 85 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, birthdates, claims information, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and local law enforcement. In its mitigation efforts, the CE sanctioned the involved employee(s) and implemented additional administrative safeguards to prevent future incidents of this nature. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.