Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States

The covered entity (CE), Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States, reported that one of its employees inappropriately accessed the protected health information (PHI) of 8,556 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, diagnoses, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the responsible employee was sanctioned and the CE provided additional training to its staff in order to avoid similar situations in the future.