State Accidentally Mails Out Private Health Information To The Wrong Patients

DENVER, Colo. (CBS4) – Protected health information from the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing was unintentionally mailed to the wrong people, the department announced on Monday.
According to the department, the letters were mailed between May 25 and July 5 “and contained protected health information (PHI) of individuals from 1,622 households.”
A resident who received a letter not intended for that resident notified county workers about the error.
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