Peachtree Immediate Care FP, LLC

The covered entity (CE), Peachtree Immediate Care, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 1,462 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, financial information, and clinical information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards, sanctioned the responsible employee, and retrained its staff on recognizing and responding to fraudulent email communications. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.