Public Education Employees' Health Insurance Plan

The covered entity (CE), Public Education Employees’ Health Insurance Plan, reported that it inadvertently sent the protected health information of 1,248 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names, addresses, and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards and retrained its staff. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.