Health Plus Amerigroup

Name of Entity
Health Plus Amerigroup
Organization Type
Healthcare, Medical Providers & Medical Insurance Services
Address

NY
United States

Description
The covered entity's (CE) business associate (BA), Health Plus Amerigroup, mailed an unencrypted compact disk that contained the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 28,187 individuals to the CE, The Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center. OCR closed this breach report and consolidated into an existing breach report filed by OHP PHSP, Inc. regarding the same issues.
Location of breached information: Other Portable Electronic Device
Business associate present: Yes
Date of Breach
01/01/2013
Source
US Department of Health and Human Services
Link to PDF
https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/breach/breach_report.jsf