Medical Informatics Engineering, Inc. (MIE), an Indiana-based business associate providing software and electronic medical record services, reported to HHS OCR on July 23, 2015 a Hacking/IT Incident affecting approximately 3,500,000 individuals. Hackers used a compromised user ID and password to access ePHI stored on Electronic Medical Records and Network Servers. OCR found MIE failed to conduct a comprehensive risk analysis prior to the breach. MIE paid a $100,000 settlement and agreed to a corrective action plan including an enterprise-wide risk analysis.
Affected (this filing): 3,500,000