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Breach notice filed by Blue Cross Blue Shield of RI (February 2010)

Organization named: Blue Cross Blue Shield of RI Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Other

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 Feb. 16, 2010.

Organization as reported
Blue Cross Blue Shield of RI, RI
Entity type as reported
Business Associate
Category as reported
Other
Location of information as reported
Paper/Films
Submission date
Feb. 16, 2010
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 16099, row:7238)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

On January 5, 2010, BCBSRI was notified that a 16 page report pertaining to Brown University's health plan was impermissibly disclosed to two other BCBSRI agents. The reports contained the PHI of approximately 528 individuals. The PHI involved: first and last names, dates of service, cost of medical care provided, and member identification numbers. Following the breach, BCBSRI recovered the reports, received written assurances that any electronic copies of the reports were deleted, notified affected individuals of the breach, implemented new procedure for all outgoing correspondence, and is in the process of auditing all affected members' claim history to ensure no fraud. \

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

Figures, per source

  • 528 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Feb. 16, 2010, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

Source dates are the dates the sources give. Observation dates are when BreachRecords recorded each revision.

  • Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 16099)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of RI Named as a service provider 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, retrieved from HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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