Arkansas Otolaryngology Center, PA

The covered entity (CE), Arkansas Otolaryngology Center, reported that multiple employees were the victims of an email phishing scheme that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of approximately 12,217 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, diagnoses, conditions, addresses, dates of birth, and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided complimentary credit report monitoring services. In its mitigation efforts, the CE strengthened its technical safeguards and retrained its staff on recognizing and responding to fraudulent email communications.