Northern Eye Care Associates

The covered entity (CE), Northern Eye Care Associates, reported that its business associate (BA) was the subject of a cyber-attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 7,873 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, diagnoses, lab results, and medications. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguard to better protect PHI.