The covered entity (CE), RiverKids Pediatric Home Health, reported that an employee was the subject of an email phishing attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 3,494 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI. In addition, the CE retrained its workforce members on the proper methods of identifying fraudulent email communications.
