FEDERALHHS OCRFirst filing
Filed Jan 13, 2015bd_1641a2c8ee85fb6a
Tennessee Rural Health Improvement Association reported to HHS on 2015-01-13 a breach involving unauthorized access and disclosure of information affecting 79,000 individuals. A business associate, BlueCross BlueShield, created a mailing list of members to sell Medicare Advantage products, an action not permitted under their agreement. The breach exposed demographic information. In response, the association revised policies, enhanced security, and retrained its staff.
Affected (this filing): 79,000
HHS notified