Business Associate · Archived
Volunteer State Health Plan, Inc. d/b/a BlueCare Tennessee
1,435 individuals · submitted February 26, 2021
About this report
The covered entity (CE), Volunteer State Health Plan, Inc. dba BlueCare Tennessee, reported that an employee inadvertently sent text messages that contained the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 1,435 individuals. The ePHI involved included names and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. The CE also provided complimentary credit monitoring services. In response to the breach, the CE revised its policies and procedures and retrained its staff to better protect its ePHI.
Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.
- Organization
- Volunteer State Health Plan, Inc. d/b/a BlueCare Tennessee
- State
- TN
- Entity type
- Business Associate
- Individuals affected
- 1,435
- Submission date
- February 26, 2021
- Breach type
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information
- Other
- Business associate present
- Yes
- OCR status
- Archived
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