Health Data Breach Tracker/MN

Health Plan · Archived

UnitedHealth Group

1,755 individuals · submitted March 15, 2018

About this report

The covered entity (CE), United Health Group, reported that enrollment packages containing the protected health information (PHI) of 1,755 individuals were incorrectly mailed to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names, health insurance information, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS and affected individuals. In its mitigation efforts, the CE updated its mailing procedures and retrained its staff to better protect PHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
UnitedHealth Group
State
MN
Entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
1,755
Submission date
March 15, 2018
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Paper/Films
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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