Health Plan · Archived
Healthfirst
5,048 individuals · submitted May 9, 2022
About this report
The covered entity (CE), Healthfirst, reported that a misconfiguration in its software caused the protected health information (PHI) of 5,048 individuals to be sent to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names, phone numbers, and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services, revised its policies and procedures, and retrained its employees.
Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.
- Organization
- Healthfirst
- State
- NY
- Entity type
- Health Plan
- Individuals affected
- 5,048
- Submission date
- May 9, 2022
- Breach type
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information
- Paper/Films
- Business associate present
- No
- OCR status
- Archived
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