Northwest Asthma & Allergy Center

The covered entity (CE), Northwest Asthma and Allergy Center, reported that multiple employees were the targets of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information of approximately 1,000 individuals. The PHI involved included clinical and demographic information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to the affected individuals, implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards, and retrained workforce members to better protect its PHI.