Proteus Molecular and Clinical Lab

The covered entity (CE), Proteus Molecular and Clinical Lab, reported that an employee emailed the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 728 individuals to his personal email account. The ePHI involved included names, birthdates, diagnoses, health insurance and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional security safeguards and retrained its staff to better protect its ePHI.