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 Sept. 8, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- City of Joplin, MO
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Sept. 8, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11922, row:3061)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Magellan RX Management, reported that employees of its business associate (BA) were the victims of an email phishing attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 13,663 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, and financial and clinical information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative safeguards and terminated its business relationship with the BA.