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Group Health

ArchivedSubmitted 09/23/2016
State
WA
Covered entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
668
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), through its business associate (BA), erroneously mailed coverage termination letters to the wrong members/patients. The paper documents contained the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 668 individuals and included names, addresses, insurance group names, and medical record numbers. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Following the breach, the CE worked with the BA to take additional quality control steps. OCR obtained assurances that the CE/BA implemented the corrective actions listed above.

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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Group Health (WA), 09/23/2016 | InfoSec Signals