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 Oct. 24, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- eleHealth, LA
- Entity type as reported
- Business Associate
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- Oct. 24, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10398, row:1537)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The business associate (BA), eleHealth, reported that an employee inadvertently mailed the protected health information (PHI) of 2,187 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names and health insurance information. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the BA implemented additional administrative safeguards, including updating its policies and procedures and retraining staff.