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 Jan. 22, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Humana Inc., KY
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- Jan. 22, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10187, row:1326)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Humana, reported that an employee inadvertently mailed the protected health information (PHI) of 12,539 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names, addresses, medications, and diagnoses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.