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. 22, 2020.
- Organization as reported
- UnitedHealth Group Health Plan Single Affiliated Covered Entity, MN
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- Jan. 22, 2020
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13057, row:4196)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), UnitedHealth Group Health Plan Single Affiliated Covered Entity, reported that an employee inadvertently sent a piece of mail that contained the protected health information (PHI) of 934 individuals to a plan member. The PHI involved included names and dates of birth. The CE notified HHS and the affected individuals of the breach. In its mitigation efforts, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative safeguards to better protect PHI.