Health Data Breach Tracker/PA

Business Associate · Archived

HM Health Solutions

1,798 individuals · submitted September 17, 2020

About this report

HM Health Solutions, the business associate (BA), reported that its business associate (BA) sent boxes containing the protected health information (PHI) of 1,798 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names, addresses, diagnoses, medical conditions, and claims information. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. Complimentary credit monitoring services were also provided. In its mitigation efforts, the BA implemented additional administrative safeguards and retrained its staff. OCR obtained assurances that the BA implemented the corrective actions noted.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
HM Health Solutions
State
PA
Entity type
Business Associate
Individuals affected
1,798
Submission date
September 17, 2020
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Paper/Films
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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