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 March 17, 2017.
- Organization as reported
- Rocky Mountain Health Maintenance Organization, Inc., CO
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- March 17, 2017
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 14238, row:5377)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
On January 23, 2017, the covered entity (CE), Rocky Mountain Health Maintenance Organization, Inc., mailed letters containing protected health information (PHI) to incorrect recipients. The types of PHI involved in the breach included demographic information, and the last four digits of social security numbers or dates of birth for approximately 1,320 individuals. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Following the breach, the CE investigated the cause of the breach and revised its related HIPAA policies and procedures. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted above.