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. 4, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Florida Blue, FL
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- Feb. 4, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11637, row:2776)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Florida Blue, reported that an employee inadvertently mailed documents that contained the protected health information (PHI) of 588 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names, addresses, and health insurance and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE sanctioned the responsible employee and strengthened its administrative safeguards.