Scott Regional Hospital (Morton, MS) reported to HHS OCR on 2021-05-20 a Hacking/IT Incident (ransomware attack) affecting 1,056 individuals. The breach occurred at the covered entity's business associate. ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, and medication/prescribing information stored on a Network Server. The BA retained a forensic investigator, remediated the vulnerability, implemented additional technical safeguards, and retrained staff. OCR obtained assurances that corrective actions were implemented.
Affected (this filing): 1,056