Health Data Breach Tracker/CO

Health Plan · Archived

Rocky Mountain Health Maintenance Organization, Inc.

1,320 individuals · submitted March 17, 2017

About this report

On January 23, 2017, the covered entity (CE), Rocky Mountain Health Maintenance Organization, Inc., mailed letters containing protected health information (PHI) to incorrect recipients. The types of PHI involved in the breach included demographic information, and the last four digits of social security numbers or dates of birth for approximately 1,320 individuals. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Following the breach, the CE investigated the cause of the breach and revised its related HIPAA policies and procedures. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted above.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Rocky Mountain Health Maintenance Organization, Inc.
State
CO
Entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
1,320
Submission date
March 17, 2017
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Paper/Films
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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