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 July 30, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- UnitedHealth Group Single Affiliated Covered Entity, MN
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- July 30, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11976, row:3115)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), UnitedHealth Group Single Affiliated Covered Entity, reported that a coding error caused the protected health information (PHI) of 774 individuals to appear on its patient portal. The PHI involved included names and Social Security numbers. The CE notified HHS and the affected individuals. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.