NADG Hopewell

The covered entity (CE), NADG Hopewell, reported that that employees of its business associate (BA) experienced an email phishing attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 1,143 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and claims and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the BA implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect PHI. In addition, the BA retrained its workforce members on email security.