Health Data Breach Tracker/AZ

Health Plan · Archived

Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System

3,146 individuals · submitted March 11, 2019

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, discovered that it mailed the protected health information (PHI) of 3,146 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names and dates of birth. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided a toll-free telephone number for questions and concerns. It also posted substitute notice on its website. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented technical safeguards to better protect its data. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System
State
AZ
Entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
3,146
Submission date
March 11, 2019
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Paper/Films
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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