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Breach notice filed by MDeverywhere, Inc. (August 2017)

Organization named: MDeverywhere, Inc. 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 Aug. 10, 2017.

Organization as reported
MDeverywhere, Inc., TX
Entity type as reported
Business Associate
Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported
Network Server
Submission date
Aug. 10, 2017
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 14099, row:5238)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

MDeverywhere, a subcontractor, established an electronic message board to facilitate communications with a business associate (BA), Continuum Health Alliance, LLC, about billing and insurance claims for patients of the covered entity (CE), Advocare, LLC. The message board was unsecured and accessible to internet users without prompting the user for a username or password, affecting 1,396 individuals' protected health information (PHI), including names, insurance information, dates of birth, and clinical information and a small number of social security numbers. Following the breach, the subcontractor disabled the message board and requested it be deleted from the free website. Additionally, the subcontractor deleted all of the message board backups and provided retraining to all of its workforce. The retraining included the prohibition of using free websites, downloading unauthorized software, and disciplinary actions for violating its policies. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. OCR reviewed the subcontractors’ risk analysis and risk management and provided technical assistance regarding the requirements of the Security Rule.

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

Figures, per source

  • 1,396 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Aug. 10, 2017, 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 14099)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • MDeverywhere, Inc. 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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