Health Data Breach Tracker/FL

Health Plan · Archived

Florida Blue

588 individuals · submitted February 4, 2022

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Florida Blue, reported that an employee inadvertently mailed documents that contained the protected health information (PHI) of 588 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names, addresses, and health insurance and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE sanctioned the responsible employee and strengthened its administrative safeguards.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Florida Blue
State
FL
Entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
588
Submission date
February 4, 2022
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Paper/Films
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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