HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of July 25, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Inc., TN
- Entity type as reported
- Business Associate
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- July 25, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10577, row:1716)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, reported that due to a computer error an employee inadvertently mailed the protected health information (PHI) of 2,688 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names, addresses, health insurance information, claims information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In its mitigation efforts, the CE strengthened its administrative and technical safeguards.