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 Sept. 7, 2018.
- Organization as reported
- Ohio Living, OH
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Sept. 7, 2018
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13695, row:4834)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Ohio Living, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing scheme that affected 19,217 individuals. The protected health information (PHI) involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license information, Social Security numbers, diagnoses/conditions, lab results, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. As a result of the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to further protect its sensitive data. The CE also trained its staff on methods of identifying fraudulent email communications. Finally, the CE provided identity theft monitoring services to all affected individuals. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.