Michigan Orthopaedic Surgeons

Michigan Orthopaedic Surgeons, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee was the subject of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 67,477 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, claims and financial information, diagnoses, lab results, and medications. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In its mitigation efforts, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained on email security precautions.