Health Data Breach Tracker/GA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

AppleCare, LLC

512 individuals · submitted January 23, 2023

About this report

The covered entity (CE), AppleCare, reported that an employee of its business associate (BA) inadvertently mailed the protected health information (PHI) of 512 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names and financial information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach the CE retrained the workforce member responsible and strengthened its administrative safeguards. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
AppleCare, LLC
State
GA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
512
Submission date
January 23, 2023
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Paper/Films
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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