- State
- OH
- Covered entity type
- Health Plan
- Individuals affected
- 8,730
- Business associate present
- Yes
- 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), CareSource, reported that its business associate (BA) inadvertently mailed the protected health information (PHI) of 8,730 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names, clinical information, and diagnoses/conditions. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. To mitigate this breach and prevent similar errors, the CE implemented additional administrative safeguards. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.
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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