Health Data Breach Tracker/NJ

Health Plan · Archived

State of New Jersey Department of Human Services, Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services

3,900 individuals · submitted October 27, 2022

About this report

The covered entity (CE), the State of New Jersey Department of Human Services, Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services, reported that an employee impermissibly sent the protected health information (PHI) of 3,900 individuals to an individual who was not authorized to receive it. The PHI involved included names, dates of death, Social Security numbers, health insurance information, and other identifying information. The CE notified HHS and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect PHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
State of New Jersey Department of Human Services, Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services
State
NJ
Entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
3,900
Submission date
October 27, 2022
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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