James F. Collette DDS & David N. Hamilton DDS PLLC

James F. Collette, DDS & David N. Hamilton, DDS, PLLC, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing scheme that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 544 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, drivers’ license information, Social Security numbers, financial information, diagnoses, lab results, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. As a result of OCR’s investigation, the CE revised its HIPAA security procedures, and implemented additional technical safeguards to better protect its ePHI.