Sunshine Behavioral Health Group

The business associate (BA), Sunshine Behavioral Health Group, LLC, reported that a cloud-based system used to store certain patient records for its health care providers was improperly set up, and therefore subject to unauthorized access. This breach affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 3,638 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, Social security numbers, dates of birth, email addresses, telephone numbers, health insurance and claims information, financial information, diagnoses, treatment information, and lab results. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided complimentary credit monitoring services. Following the breach, the BA revised its HIPAA policies and procedures and retrained its staff. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.