HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of June 7, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Atrium Health at Home, NC
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- June 7, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11401, row:2540)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
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.