Health Data Breach Tracker/PA

Health Plan · Archived

UPMC Health Plan

722 individuals · submitted July 2, 2015

About this report

An employee of the covered entity (CE), UPMC Health Plan, inadvertently sent an unsecure email with protected health information (PHI) to an incorrect, third-party email address. The breach included the electronic PHI of 722 individuals and included names, dates of birth, member identification numbers, phone numbers, types of insurance, and members' primary care providers. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Following the breach, the CE retrained staff members. OCR reviewed UPMC Health Plan’s risk analysis to ensure compliance with the Security Rule and obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed above.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
UPMC Health Plan
State
PA
Entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
722
Submission date
July 2, 2015
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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