Health Data Breach Tracker/NY

Health Plan · Archived

EmblemHealth Plan, Inc.

11,399 individuals · submitted May 16, 2022

About this report

The covered entity (CE), EmblemHealth Plan, reported that an employee inadvertently mailed the protected health information (PHI) of 11,399 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names, member identification numbers, and claims and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE strengthened its administrative and technical safeguards to better protect its PHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
EmblemHealth Plan, Inc.
State
NY
Entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
11,399
Submission date
May 16, 2022
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Paper/Films
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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