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Health Care Service Corporation

ArchivedSubmitted 04/24/2019
State
IL
Covered entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
1,182
Business associate present
No
Type of breach
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of breached information
Other Portable Electronic Device
First seen by InfoSec Signals
9/23/2026
Last seen in OCR export
9/23/2026

OCR description

The covered entity (CE), Health Care Service Corporation, reported that due to a coding error, the protected health information (PHI) of 1,182 individuals was impermissibly disclosed. The PHI involved included names and diagnoses. The CE notified HHS and the affected individuals. In its mitigation efforts, the CE fixed the coding error, revised its policies and procedures, and retrained its employees.

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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