The individual who received the email of members’ information was a fellow Independent Health member. The recipient notified Independent Health that the email had been deleted, a spokesperson from the company told WGRZ.
Member information that was exposed included names, identification numbers, names of providers seen, dates of service, claims numbers, claims payment information and medical procedure codes.
Independent Health believes the risk of identity theft is low, as the email did not include Social Security numbers or financial information.
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