HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of Aug. 15, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Alluma, Inc, MN
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- Aug. 15, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11954, row:3093)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Alluma, reported that an employee mailed the protected health information (PHI) of 4,642 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names and addresses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE sanctioned the responsible employee and implemented additional administrative safeguards to better protect sensitive data.