Overlake Medical Center & Clinics

Overlake Medical Center and Clinics, the covered entity (CE), reported that multiple employees were the victims of an email phishing scheme that affected the electronic protected health information of 109,234 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, health insurance information, clinical information, and diagnoses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. After the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards and retrained its staff on the proper methods of identifying and responding to fraudulent email communications.