Nemadji Research Corporation d/b/a California Reimbursement Enterprises

Nemadji Research Corporation dba California Reimbursement Enterprises (Nemadji), a business associate (BA), reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing scheme affecting 29,341 individuals. The protected health information (PHI) involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security Numbers, claims information, health insurance information, and clinical data. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and established a toll free number for questions or concerns. Nemadji also provided credit monitoring and identity theft protection services to affected individuals. In its mitigation efforts, the BA implemented administrative and technical safeguards to better protect its data. It also retrained its staff on the proper methods of identifying fraudulent email communications. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective measures noted.