Tarleton Medical

The covered entity (CE) was the victim of a malware/ransom attack. The electronic protected health information (ePHI) involved in the breach included the names, dates of birth, addresses, social security numbers, and health care claims information of of 3,929 individuals. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Following the breach, the CE strengthened its administrative and technical safeguards by implementing a stronger password policy encrypting all its computers, and enhancing firewall and antivirus protection for its electronic systems. OCR’s investigation resulted in the CE enhancing its safeguards for ePHI.