Northern Rockies Orthopaedics

The covered entity (CE), Northern Rockies Orthopaedics, reported that an employee was the subject of an email phishing attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 6,701 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, financial information, diagnoses, and medications. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary identify protection services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained to better protect PHI.