Health Data Breach Tracker/CT

Health Plan · Archived

Aetna ACE

562 individuals · submitted May 26, 2021

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Aetna, reported that an employee inadvertently sent the protected health information (PHI) of 562 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, health insurance information, claims data, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. As a result of this breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technological safeguards to better protect its PHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Aetna ACE
State
CT
Entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
562
Submission date
May 26, 2021
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Paper/Films
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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