Health Data Breach Tracker/IL

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Centegra Health System

2,929 individuals · submitted December 1, 2015

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Centegra Health, reported that its business associate (BA) MedAssets accidentally mailed billing statements to the wrong recipients. This breach affected 2,929 individuals. The protected health information (PHI) involved included names, addresses, and claims information. The CE offered free credit monitoring services to all affected individuals. Following this breach incident, the BA implemented additional technical safeguards to better safeguard its PHI. The BA also revised its policies and procedures and retrained its staff. OCR obtained assurances that the BA implemented the corrective actions noted above.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Centegra Health System
State
IL
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
2,929
Submission date
December 1, 2015
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Paper/Films
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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