Health Data Breach Tracker/IL

Health Plan · Archived

Health Care Service Corporation

1,182 individuals · submitted April 24, 2019

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Health Care Service Corporation, reported that due to a coding error, the protected health information (PHI) of 1,182 individuals was impermissibly disclosed. The PHI involved included names and diagnoses. The CE notified HHS and the affected individuals. In its mitigation efforts, the CE fixed the coding error, revised its policies and procedures, and retrained its employees.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Health Care Service Corporation
State
IL
Entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
1,182
Submission date
April 24, 2019
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Other Portable Electronic Device
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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