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Breach notice filed by Health Care Service Corporation (April 2019)

Organization named: Health Care Service Corporation 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 April 24, 2019.

Organization as reported
Health Care Service Corporation, IL
Entity type as reported
Health Plan
Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported
Other Portable Electronic Device
Submission date
April 24, 2019
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13434, row:4573)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Health Care Service Corporation, reported that due to a coding error, the protected health information (PHI) of 1,182 individuals was impermissibly disclosed. The PHI involved included names and diagnoses. The CE notified HHS and the affected individuals. In its mitigation efforts, the CE fixed the coding error, revised its policies and procedures, and retrained its employees.

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

Figures, per source

  • 1,182 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date April 24, 2019, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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  • Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 13434)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • Health Care Service Corporation 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, retrieved from HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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