Health Data Breach Tracker/NC

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Atrium Health at Home

6,695 individuals · submitted June 7, 2022

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Atrium Health at Home, reported that an employee was the subject of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 6,695 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, medications, diagnoses, and financial 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 provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained on email security precautions.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Atrium Health at Home
State
NC
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
6,695
Submission date
June 7, 2022
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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