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 April 15, 2019.
- Organization as reported
- National Seating & Mobility, Inc., TN
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- April 15, 2019
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13458, row:4597)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
National Seating & Mobility, Inc., the covered entity (CE), reported that several employees were the victims of an email phishing scheme that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 3,800 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, birthdates, Social Security numbers, addresses, diagnoses, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its ePHI. All staff members were retrained on the proper methods of identifying fraudulent email communications. During the investigation, OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Security Rule. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.