Health Data Breach Tracker/AL

Business Associate · Archived

CAH Holdings, Inc.

1,158 individuals · submitted January 6, 2020

About this report

CAH Holdings, Inc., the business associate (BA), reported that employees were the victims of an email phishing scheme that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 1,158 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, drivers’ license numbers, diagnoses, treatment information, and health insurance information. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and the FBI. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented new administrative, technical, and security safeguards and retrained all employees on the proper methods for recognizing and responding to fraudulent email communications. The BA also hired a Chief Information Security Officer. OCR obtained assurances that the BA implemented the corrective actions noted.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
CAH Holdings, Inc.
State
AL
Entity type
Business Associate
Individuals affected
1,158
Submission date
January 6, 2020
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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