Health Data Breach Tracker/NY

Health Plan · Archived

Amida Care

6,231 individuals · submitted September 29, 2017

About this report

Amida Care, the covered entity (CE), sent double-sided flyers to 6,231 of its active members via postal mail that may have had the term "HIV" visible through the window envelopes and protective sheet. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, the media and affected individuals. Following the breach, the CE developed a policy and procedure to ensure that production and preparation of member mailings meets HIPAA compliance requirements and protects members privacy, provided training to workforce members responsible for member mailings, and held a series of meetings and communicated with its workforce about the nature, cause and extent of the breach in order to prevent reoccurrence. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Amida Care
State
NY
Entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
6,231
Submission date
September 29, 2017
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Paper/Films
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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