Health Data Breach Tracker/IL

Health Plan · Archived

Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services

8,848 individuals · submitted March 22, 2021

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services, reported that an employee mailed the protected health information of 8,848 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, social security numbers, financial information, diagnoses, conditions, citizenship status, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services
State
IL
Entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
8,848
Submission date
March 22, 2021
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Paper/Films
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

More breach reports in IL

More Unauthorized Access/Disclosure reports