Health Data Breach Tracker/AL

Business Associate · Archived

RxBenefits, Inc.

3,396 individuals · submitted March 18, 2024

About this report

The business associate (BA), RxBenefits, reported that a workforce member mailed the protected health information (PHI) of 3,396 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names, addresses, health insurance information, and medication type. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach the BA retrained the workforce member on mail merge procedures and implemented quarterly privacy training to all staff. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
RxBenefits, Inc.
State
AL
Entity type
Business Associate
Individuals affected
3,396
Submission date
March 18, 2024
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Paper/Films
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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