VNS CHOICE

The covered entity (CE), VNS Health Health Plans, reported that multiple employees were the subjects of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 13,584 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, claims information, diagnoses, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained on email security precautions.