Health Data Breach Tracker/IL

Health Plan · Archived

Health Care Service Corporation

998 individuals · submitted September 6, 2019

About this report

Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), the covered entity (CE), reported that Universal Printing Company (UPC), the business associate (BA) of TMG Health, Inc., its BA, mismatched the protected health information (PHI) of 998 individuals; and consequently, PHI was mailed to the wrong recipients. HCSC notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. Following the breach, TMG implemented additional administrative safeguards to better protect sensitive data. OCR obtained assurances that the BA implemented the corrective actions noted.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Health Care Service Corporation
State
IL
Entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
998
Submission date
September 6, 2019
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Paper/Films
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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