University Medical Center Physicians

An unauthorized user comprised the email account of a workforce member of the covered entity (CE), University Medical Center Physicians, through an email phishing campaign. The protected health information (PHI) potentially affected included the names, dates of birth, social security numbers, addresses, and treatment information of approximately 18,500 individuals. As a result of the breach, the CE improved safeguards, updated its policies and procedures, and trained its workforce members on better practices to safeguard PHI. Further, the CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed above.