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Breach notice filed by Dean Health Plan (June 2018)

Organization named: Dean Health Plan Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure

What the sources say

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 15, 2018.

Organization as reported
Dean Health Plan, WI
Entity type as reported
Health Plan
Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported
Paper/Films
Submission date
June 15, 2018
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13783, row:4922)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

On June 7, 2018, the covered entity (CE), Dean Health Plan, discovered that due to a human error it sent certain reminder letters to the wrong addresses. This breach affected 1,311 individuals' protected health information (PHI) and included patients' names and their primary care facilities. Following the breach, the CE required staff to review its policy on document delivery, which ensures accuracy of information leaving its business area--including names and addresses. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. OCR obtained documented assurances that the CE implemented the corrective action steps listed above.

The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

  • 1,311 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date June 15, 2018, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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  • Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 13783)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • Dean Health Plan Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

  • 3dbc27dd5742e041cc1e7fe18cc669e2901fbd3b86b7007ed27948ff4d406e1f
    text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, retrieved from HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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