Health Data Breach Tracker/OR

Health Plan · Archived

CareOregon Advantage

10,467 individuals · submitted February 23, 2022

About this report

The covered entity (CE), CareOregon Advantage, reported that a workforce member sent an email containing the protected health information (PHI) of 10,467 individuals to the wrong recipient. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, and health insurance 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 on email security. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
CareOregon Advantage
State
OR
Entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
10,467
Submission date
February 23, 2022
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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