ReDiscover Mental Health

ReDiscover Mental Health, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee sent an unsecured email that contained the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 877 individuals. The PHI involved included identification numbers, gender, age, race, living status, and mailing addresses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In its mitigation efforts, the CE retrained the employee responsible for the breach. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules.