Health Data Breach Tracker/MD

Health Plan · Archived

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

10,011 individuals · submitted April 7, 2023

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, reported that an employee of its business associate (BA) inadvertently mailed the protected health information (PHI) of 10,011 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names, addresses, claims information, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the BA implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect PHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
State
MD
Entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
10,011
Submission date
April 7, 2023
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Paper/Films
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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