State of TN Finance & Administration

The covered entity (CE), State of TN Finance & Administration, reported that an employee inadvertently emailed the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 947 individuals to the wrong recipient. The ePHI involved included names, addresses and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE sanctioned the responsible employee and retrained its workforce.