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 Feb. 14, 2014.
- Organization as reported
- Health Care Solutions at Home Inc., OH
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Theft
- Location of information as reported
- Other
- Submission date
- Feb. 14, 2014
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 15176, row:6315)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE) mistakenly mailed protected health information (PHI) to the wrong addresses of approximately 1,139 individuals following a computer error at the business associate (BA). The PHI involved in the breach included names, addresses, dates of birth, dates of service, claims information, and diagnoses. The CE provided breach notification to affected individuals, HHS, and the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. To prevent a similar breach from happening in the future, the CE and BA improved safeguards by updating policies to require multiple reviews of PHI in mailings. Following OCR's investigation, the CE updated its policies and procedures relating to the minimum necessary standard.