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 March 29, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Delta Health System, MS
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- March 29, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10002, row:1141)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), UnitedHealthcare reported that an employee mailed the protected health information (PHI) of 3,215 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved demographic and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative safeguards.