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Geisinger Health Plan

Disclosed Sep 7, 201610 years ago2,814 affectedConfirmed

Official notice

Between July 30, 2016, and August 4, 2016, the covered entity (CE), Geisinger Health Plan, misdirected invoices to the incorrect recipients. The breach affected 2,814 individuals and the protected health information (PHI) involved in the breach included clinical and demographic information. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media, and offered credit monitoring for individuals. It also offered to change the health plan member numbers for affected individuals. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed above.

What is known

People affected2,814 (as reported to HHS)
DisclosedSep 7, 2016
AttackInsider
Data exposedNames, Health
SectorInsurance · US
StatusConfirmed

Sources

Source
HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Geisinger Health Plan (Health Plan, PA)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice

Notices filed

WhereFiledPeople
HHS archivetotalSep 7, 20162,814

Other breaches at Geisinger Health Plan

BreachAffected
Disclosed Jun 10, 2020Jun 10, 20206 years agoInsider2,872
History of this record
  • 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source

First seen 2026-09-25 (HHS archive), confirmed by HHS OCR. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.

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