EDWARD G. MYERS D.O. INC

The covered entity (CE) filed a breach report and verified the information in the breach report. Later, the CE stated it filed the breach report prematurely and there was no breach. The CE then filed a breach report recanting that a breach had occurred. Based on the conflicting breach reports filed by the CE, OCR decided to initiate an investigation to determine the CE’s compliance. The CE provided affidavits signed by its business associate (BA) for the software used to run the practice and where PHI is stored, and its information technology person at CORTCOMP-Cortland Computer. Both stated that PHI was not accessed or compromised. OCR obtained and reviewed a copy of the BA agreement with the software vendor, the CE’s policies and procedures related to safeguarding PHI, a risk analysis, and an incident report.