Universal Health

The covered entity (CE), Universal Health Corporation, reported that an employee was subject to an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 583 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, claims and financial information, diagnoses, lab results, medications and Social Security and drivers’ license numbers. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. 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 email security precautions and on the proper methods of identifying fraudulent email communications.