Axis Neuromonitoring, Inc., d/b/a Apex IONM Solutions

Axis Neuromonitoring, Inc., dba Apex IONM Solutions, the business associate (BA), reported that a workforce member was the victim of an email phishing attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 1,876 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, and financial information. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE sanctioning the workforce member responsible, strengthened its administrative safeguards, and retrained its staff on the proper methods of recognizing and responding to fraudulent email communications.