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. 8, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Sharp Health Plan, CA
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- Jan. 8, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10215, row:1354)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Sharp Health Plan, reported that an employee of its business associate (BA) inadvertently mailed the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 8,200 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names, addresses, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE and BA strengthened its administrative and technical safeguards. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules.