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Breach notice filed by Fidelis Care (December 2015)

Organization named: Fidelis Care 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 OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of Dec. 15, 2015.

Organization as reported
Fidelis Care, NY
Entity type as reported
Health Plan
Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported
Paper/Films
Submission date
Dec. 15, 2015
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 14650, row:5789)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Fidelis Care, mailed diabetes and kidney health letters to the wrong members. The letters contained the names, addresses, and identification numbers of 638 individuals. The CE provided breach notification to HHS and affected individuals and offered credit monitoring. Upon discovering the breach, the CE performed a risk assessment, As a result of OCR’s investigation, the CE revised its safeguards policy regarding the printing of documents containing protected health information (PHI) and implemented a quality review process to assist with the inspection of outgoing mail that contains PHI. Additionally, the CE sanctioned and retrained the employees involved in the breach. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed above.

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

Figures, per source

  • 687 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date Dec. 15, 2015, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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  • Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 14650)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • Fidelis Care 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, from the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), retrieved 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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