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 April 10, 2018.
- Organization as reported
- ViaTech Publishing Solutions, Inc., MN
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- April 10, 2018
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13863, row:5002)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), United Health, reported that its business associate (BA), Via Tech Publishing Solutions, sent emails containing the protected health information (PHI) of 2,431 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, diagnoses/conditions, health insurance information, and financial data. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and provided complimentary identity theft protection services to those affected by this breach. In its mitigation efforts, the BA implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards and retrained its staff. OCR obtained assurances that the BA implemented the corrective actions noted.