The covered entity (CE), Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital Network, reported that it experienced a cyber-attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 136,724 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security and drivers’ license numbers, patient identification numbers, medical record numbers, diagnoses, birthdates, and health insurance and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice to its website. In response to the breach the CE provided complimentary identity theft protection services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.
