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 Feb. 23, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- CareOregon Advantage, OR
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Feb. 23, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11604, row:2743)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), CareOregon Advantage, reported that a workforce member sent an email containing the protected health information (PHI) of 10,467 individuals to the wrong recipient. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach the CE retrained the workforce member on email security. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE.