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 Oct. 18, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- BHI Energy Health and Welfare Benefits Plan, MA
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Oct. 18, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10411, row:1550)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), BHI Energy Health and Welfare Benefits Plan, reported that it experienced a cybersecurity incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 4,049 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, addresses, dates of birth, claims information, diagnoses/conditions, medications, and other treatment information. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to the affected individuals and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained.