Health Care Service Corporation

The covered entity (CE), Health Care Service Corporation, reported that an employee inadvertently emailed a document containing the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 574 individuals to an unauthorized individual. The ePHI involved included names, member identification numbers, diagnoses, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS and the affected individuals. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative safeguards and retrained employees on the requirement to safeguard sensitive data. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.