Lincoln National Corporation d/b/a/ Lincoln Financial

The covered entity (CE), Lincoln National Corporation dba Lincoln Financial, reported that an employee impermissibly mailed the protected health information (PHI) of 998 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved demographic and financial information. The CE notified HHS and the affected individuals. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to the affected individuals, and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.