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 Feb. 12, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Erie Indemnity Company Group Dental Assistance Plan, PA
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Feb. 12, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10146, row:1285)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Erie Indemnity Company Group Dental Assistance Plan, reported that a software application used by its business associate (BA) exposed the protected health information (PHI) of 3,123 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, lab results, claims information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the BA implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect PHI.