Health Data Breach Tracker/TX

Health Plan · Archived

Texas Health and Human Services

3,392 individuals · submitted March 11, 2024

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Texas Health and Human Services, reported that that an employee emailed the protected health information of 3,392 individuals to a personal email account. The PHI involved included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, telephone numbers, diagnoses/conditions, and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE provided free credit monitoring and implemented additional technical safeguards.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Texas Health and Human Services
State
TX
Entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
3,392
Submission date
March 11, 2024
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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