Hawaii Independent Physicians Association

The business associate (BA), Hawaii Independent Physicians Association, reported that an employee’s email account may have been compromised affecting the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 18,770 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, and other treatment information. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the BA implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its ePHI and retrained its workforce members.