Health Data Breach Tracker/OK

Health Plan · Archived

Oklahoma Department of Human Services

813 individuals · submitted October 8, 2018

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Oklahoma Department of Human Services, reported that it inadvertently issued client notice letters with a second, unrelated client’s name and address due to a software change, affecting 813 individuals. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Following the breach, the CE developed and deployed a solution that stopped incorrect information from being added to the notice letters provided to clients. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective action steps noted above.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Oklahoma Department of Human Services
State
OK
Entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
813
Submission date
October 8, 2018
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Paper/Films
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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