Health Plan · Archived
California Department of Health Care Services
6,460 individuals · submitted March 14, 2023
About this report
The California Department of Health Care Services, the covered entity (CE), reported that its business associate (BA) mailed the protected health information (PHI) of 6,460 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names, birthdates, Social Security numbers, addresses, and clinical information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to this incident, the CE and BA implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect PHI.
Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.
- Organization
- California Department of Health Care Services
- State
- CA
- Entity type
- Health Plan
- Individuals affected
- 6,460
- Submission date
- March 14, 2023
- Breach type
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information
- Paper/Films
- Business associate present
- Yes
- OCR status
- Archived
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