Vertiv Co. Health & Welfare Plan

The covered entity (CE), Vertiv Corporation Health & Welfare Plan, reported that an employee entered incorrect demographic information into a database which resulted in the protected health information (PHI) of 955 individuals being sent to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names and medications prescribed. The CE notified HHS and affected individuals. Following the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative safeguards and retrained its employees. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.