Practice Resources

Practice Resources, the business associate (BA), reported that it experienced a ransomware incident that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 942,138 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, claims information, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, law enforcement officials, and provided substitute notice on its website. In its mitigation efforts, the BA provided identity theft protection to affected individuals and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. The BA also retrained its staff.