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. 16, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Human Affairs International of California, CA
- Entity type as reported
- Business Associate
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- Feb. 16, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10127, row:1266)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Human Affairs International of California, reported that it experienced a programming issue which resulted in an employee mailing the protected health information (PHI) of 18,347 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, diagnoses, claims and financial information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained on the requirements to protect and secure sensitive data.