Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Baptist Health and Arkansas Health Group (October 2015)

Organization named: Baptist Health and Arkansas Health Group 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 Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of Oct. 1, 2015.

Organization as reported: Baptist Health and Arkansas Health Group, AR
Entity type as reported: Healthcare Provider
Category as reported: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported: Electronic Medical Record
Submission date: Oct. 1, 2015
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 14699, row:5838)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

On October 1, 2015, Baptist Health and Arkansas Health Group (CE) reported a breach when a workforce member accessed and downloaded the electronic protected health information of 6,500 individuals. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. The workforce member left the CE to conduct health care services with another CE. OCR determined in its investigation, that the incident was not a breach, but is considered a continuation or coordination of care.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

6,500 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Oct. 1, 2015, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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2015-10-01Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 14699)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Baptist Health and Arkansas Health Group Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

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text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, retrieved from HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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