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 Nov. 1, 2013.
- Organization as reported
- Superior HealthPlan, Inc., TX
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Other
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- Nov. 1, 2013
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 15277, row:6416)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Superior HealthPlan, Inc., mistakenly sent mail containing protected health information (PHI) to unrelated members. Approximately 6,284 individuals were affected. The PHI involved in the breach included names, addresses, and identification numbers. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, the media, and affected individuals, and posted substitute notice on its website. It also offered credit and identity theft protection to the affected parties. As a result of OCR’s investigation, the CE implemented procedures to improve accuracy of mailings. In addition, the CE improved safeguards by implementing a periodic audit to assure that IDs are matched to mailing addresses.