Healthcare Administrative Partners

Healthcare Administrative Partners, a business associate (BA), reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing scheme that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 17,693 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, birthdates, and diagnoses. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided a toll-free phone number for questions or concerns. In its mitigation efforts, the BA implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its sensitive data. The BA also retrained its staff on the proper methods of identifying fraudulent email communications.