Lakeland Care, Inc.

Lakeland Care, Inc., the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing scheme affecting 1,300 individuals. The protected health information (PHI) involved includes names, addresses, and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided complimentary credit monitoring services. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented administrative and technical safeguards to better protect its data and retrained its staff. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.