- State
- KY
- Covered entity type
- Health Plan
- Individuals affected
- 9,372
- 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
The covered entity (CE), Humana, reported that an employee inadvertently placed the diagnoses of 9,372 individuals on the outside of mailing envelopes. The PHI involved included names, addresses, and diagnoses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE revised its policies and procedures, retrained its workforce, and sanctioned the employee responsible for the breach.
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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