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 Nov. 6, 2020.
- Organization as reported
- Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Georgia, Inc., GA
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- Nov. 6, 2020
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12519, row:3658)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Georgia, Inc., reported that a coding error in its electronic health records system caused billing statements and other communications containing the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 10,205 individuals to be sent to the wrong recipients. The ePHI involved included names, billing information, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. Following the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect its ePHI. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.