Health Data Breach Tracker/KS

Health Plan · Archived

Sunflower State Health Plan

1,625 individuals · submitted January 25, 2019

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Sunflower State Health Plan, reported that it inadvertently mailed protected health information (PHI) to the wrong recipients. This breach affected 1,625 individuals. The PHI involved included names and insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. As a result of this breach, the CE implemented administrative safeguards to prevent mailing errors and retrained its staff. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted above.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Sunflower State Health Plan
State
KS
Entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
1,625
Submission date
January 25, 2019
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Other
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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