Originally published by our sister publication Infectious Disease Special Edition
By Marie Rosenthal, MS
An investigation following a phishing attack that affected the electronically protected health information of almost 35,000 patients belonging to a Louisiana medical group resulted in a payment of $480,000 to the Department of Health and Human Services, according to its Office for Civil Rights (OCR).
This marks the first settlement OCR has resolved involving a phishing attack under the HIPAA