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 June 16, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- City of Cincinnati Health Plan, OH
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- June 16, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11375, row:2514)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), City of Cincinnati Health Plan, reported that the protected health information (PHI) of 9,769 individuals was inadvertently posted on its procurement websites. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, addresses, dates of birth, claims information, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained.