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Breach notice filed by Optum, Inc. (May 2022)

Organization named: Optum, Inc. Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure

What the sources say

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 May 6, 2022.

Organization as reported
Optum, Inc., MN
Entity type as reported
Business Associate
Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported
Paper/Films
Submission date
May 6, 2022
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11479, row:2618)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

The business associate (BA), Optum, reported that an employee of its vendor mailed the protected health information (PHI) of 1,584 individuals to incorrect addresses. The PHI involved included names, addresses, claims information, and treatment information. The BA notified HHS, the affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the BA provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect PHI.

The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

  • 1,584 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date May 6, 2022, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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  • Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 11479)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • Optum, Inc. Named as a service provider Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

  • 3dbc27dd5742e041cc1e7fe18cc669e2901fbd3b86b7007ed27948ff4d406e1f
    text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, from the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), retrieved 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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