Health Data Breach Tracker/CO

Health Plan · Archived

Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Colorado

11,551 individuals · submitted August 12, 2014

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Colorado, reported that on July 24, 2014, it erroneously mailed letters containing protected health information (PHI) to incorrect recipients, affecting 11,551 individuals. Each letter contained the name of another program member in a chronic condition management program. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. As a result of OCR's investigation, the CE sanctioned and retrained the responsible employee.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Colorado
State
CO
Entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
11,551
Submission date
August 12, 2014
Breach type
Other, Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Other
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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