- State
- NY
- Covered entity type
- Health Plan
- Individuals affected
- 792
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- Paper/Films
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York, reported that an employee inadvertently mailed documents that contained the protected health information (PHI) of 792 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names, member identification numbers, and claims and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE strengthened its administrative safeguards to better protect its PHI.
Change history
- 9/23/2026Added to OCR's archive list
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, Breach Portal. Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.