Health Data Breach Tracker/MN

Health Plan · Archived

Medica Insurance Company

802 individuals · submitted April 15, 2020

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Medica Insurance Company, reported that its business associate (BA), OptumInsight, impermissibly mailed the protected health information (PHI) of 802 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names, birthdates, medications prescribed, health insurance information, clinical information, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. The BA corrected the error and retrained its staff.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Medica Insurance Company
State
MN
Entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
802
Submission date
April 15, 2020
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Paper/Films
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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