Granbury Eye Clinic

The covered entity (CE), Granbury Eye Clinic, reported that its business associate (BA) was the subject of a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 16,475 individuals. The PHI involved includes names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, lab results, medications, and diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the incident, the BA provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative and technical security safeguards to better protect its PHI. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule.