Kids Central

The covered entity (CE), Kids Central, Inc., reported that an employee sent a file containing the protected health information (PHI) of 3,250 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE sanctioned the employee and implemented additional administrative safeguards to better protect its PHI. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.