- State
- NM
- Covered entity type
- Business Associate
- Individuals affected
- 3,557
- Business associate present
- Yes
- 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 business associate (BA), Presbyterian Health Plan, reported that an employee sent documents that contained the protected health information (PHI) of 3,357 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names and diagnoses. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the BA strengthened its administrative safeguards and retrained its staff.
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.