Southern New Mexico Neurosurgery

Southern New Mexico Neurosurgery, the covered entity (CE), reported that its former business associate (BA) continued to maintain its electronic protected health information (ePHI) on its server after the termination of the business relationship. Additionally, the CE provided its BA with access to its ePHI without having a business associate agreement in place. The ePHI involved included names, birthdates, addresses, claims information, and treatment information. This breach affected approximately 11,754 individuals. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. As a result of the breach, the CE filed a lawsuit against the BA to require the deletion of its ePHI.