United Hospital District

The covered entity (CE), United Hospital District, Inc. (UHD), reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing attack. This breach affected 2,143 individuals and the protected health information (PHI) involved included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, claims information, and diagnoses/conditions, The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. UHD also established a toll-free phone line and offered free credit monitoring services for all affected individuals. As a result of the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards in an effort to better protect its PHI. UHD retrained its staff on the proper methods for identifying fraudulent email communications. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the aforementioned corrective actions.