US Group Health Incorporated Jul 2014 Technical Error (Q16364)

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A data breach risk event
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US Group Health Incorporated Jul 2014 Technical Error
A data breach risk event

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    July 2014
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    Group Health Incorporated (GHI), which merged into Emblem Health, recently reported to HHS that 802 insured members were affected by a breach involving paper records. In a statement dated August 21 on their web site, Emblem Health explains: EmblemHealth is notifying approximately 800 GHI members about a privacy breach that was discovered in July 2014. On July 3, 2014, it was discovered that checks and explanations of payment documents intended for a radiology provider were sent to an incorrect address as a result of a manual data processing error whereby two numbers in the providers billing address were transposed. Statements processed during the period of June 13 to July 8, 2014 intended for the provider were inadvertently sent to the incorrect address. These documents included the membe (English)