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Health Care Service Corporation

ArchivedSubmitted 09/06/2019
State
IL
Covered entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
998
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

Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), the covered entity (CE), reported that Universal Printing Company (UPC), the business associate (BA) of TMG Health, Inc., its BA, mismatched the protected health information (PHI) of 998 individuals; and consequently, PHI was mailed to the wrong recipients. HCSC notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. Following the breach, TMG implemented additional administrative safeguards to better protect sensitive data. OCR obtained assurances that the BA implemented the corrective actions noted.

Change history

  • 9/23/2026Added to OCR's archive list

Source: HHS OCR Breach Portal, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights about this source

Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.

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