Health Data Breach Tracker/CT

Business Associate · Archived

UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company

16,665 individuals · submitted May 1, 2024

About this report

The covered entity (CE), UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company, reported that an employee of its business associate (BA) mailed the protected health information (PHI) of 16,665 individuals to the wrong recipients. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE and BA implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company
State
CT
Entity type
Business Associate
Individuals affected
16,665
Submission date
May 1, 2024
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Paper/Films
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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