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Breach notice filed by Anne Arundel Health System (October 2015)

Organization named: Anne Arundel Health System Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure

What the sources say

HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice

Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of Oct. 8, 2015.

Organization as reported
Anne Arundel Health System, MD
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported
Paper/Films
Submission date
Oct. 8, 2015
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 14695, row:5834)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

Anne Arundel Health System, the covered entity (CE), reported that it inadvertently mailed 2,208 letters containing protected health information (PHI) to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names, addresses, diagnoses, clinical information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided complimentary credit monitoring services. In its mitigation efforts, the CE sanctioned the responsible employees, implemented additional administrative safeguards, and retrained it staff. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.

The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

  • 2,208 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date Oct. 8, 2015, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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  • Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 14695)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • Anne Arundel Health System Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

  • 3dbc27dd5742e041cc1e7fe18cc669e2901fbd3b86b7007ed27948ff4d406e1f
    text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, from the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), retrieved 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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