Health Data Breach Tracker/MO

Health Plan · Archived

Home State Health Plan, Inc.

1,020 individuals · submitted December 30, 2020

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Home State Health Plan, Inc., reported that its business associate (BA) sent letters containing the protected health information (PHI) of 1,020 individuals, to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the BA implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better secure its PHI. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Home State Health Plan, Inc.
State
MO
Entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
1,020
Submission date
December 30, 2020
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Paper/Films
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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