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Cigna-HealthSpring

ArchivedSubmitted 04/02/2015
State
TN
Covered entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
862
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), Cigna-HealthSpring, discovered that on January 30, 2015, an employee accidently mislabeled envelopes containing health risk assessment surveys which were mailed to 862 patients. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE created new procedures for mailings and provided training to staff members. 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

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

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Cigna-HealthSpring (TN), 04/02/2015 | InfoSec Signals