Affiliates of Nexion Health

The covered entity (CE), Affiliates of Nexion Health, Inc., reported that an employee emailed the protected health information (PHI) of 1,027 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, claims information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE retrained workforce members and implemented new technical safeguards to better protect its PHI.