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 April 6, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Maritz Holdings Inc., MO
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- April 6, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12239, row:3378)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Maritz Holdings, Inc., reported that a workforce member inadvertently sent a document that contained the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 1,298 individuals, to the wrong recipients. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, and dates of birth. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE strengthened its administrative and technical safeguards and retrained its staff. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the CE’s Security Rule obligations.