Hebrew Home of Greater Washington

The covered entity (CE), Hebrew Home of Greater Washington, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 5,693 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license numbers, Social Security numbers, financial information, diagnoses, medications prescribed, and other treatment 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 and retrained its staff on recognizing and responding to fraudulent email communications. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.