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Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Northwest
ArchivedSubmitted 06/14/2024
Updated 13 hours ago ()
- State
- OR
- Covered entity type
- Health Plan
- Individuals affected
- 578
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- Paper/Films
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 25, 2026
OCR description
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Northwest, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee mailed the protected health information (PHI) of 578 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules.
Change history
- Sep 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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