- State
- PA
- Covered entity type
- Health Plan
- Individuals affected
- 2,814
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- Other
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
Between July 30, 2016, and August 4, 2016, the covered entity (CE), Geisinger Health Plan, misdirected invoices to the incorrect recipients. The breach affected 2,814 individuals and the protected health information (PHI) involved in the breach included clinical and demographic information. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media, and offered credit monitoring for individuals. It also offered to change the health plan member numbers for affected individuals. OCR obtained assurances that the CE 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
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