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Breach notice filed by Indian Health Service, Aberdeen Area Office (November 2014)

Organization named: Indian Health Service, Aberdeen Area Office 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 Nov. 13, 2014.

Organization as reported
Indian Health Service, Aberdeen Area Office, SD
Entity type as reported
Health Plan
Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported
Email
Submission date
Nov. 13, 2014
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 14937, row:6076)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

The Indian Health Service (IHS) reported than an employee of its business associate (BA), was observed copying and pasting medical records and then sending those documents to his personal email account. The protected health information (PHI) involved included names, social security numbers, dates of birth, and other demographic information. This breach incident affected 1,720 patients and occurred between March 1, 2013 and August 25, 2014. Upon learning of the physician’s actions, IHS immediately terminated his contract, notified all affected individuals and the media, and obtained written assurance from the physician that he deleted all of the medical records from his personal computer. As a result of OCR’s investigation and technical assistance, IHS developed policies and procedures for safeguarding PHI.

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

Figures, per source

  • 1,632 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Nov. 13, 2014, 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 14937)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

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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