St Luke's Health - Texas

The covered entity (CE), St. Luke’s Health – Texas, reported that several employees of its business associate (BA) were the subjects of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 16,906 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, addresses, dates of birth, and claims information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained on email security precautions.