USA Health

USA Health, the covered entity (CE), reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a ransomware attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 52,344 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, health insurance information, telephone numbers, email addresses, dates of birth, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. Upon further review, the CE found out that it did not have a business associate agreement (BAA) with the BA. Consequently, the CE and BA entered into a BAA.