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Breach notice filed by Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (February 2012)

Organization named: Medco Health Solutions, Inc. Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Theft

What the sources say

HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice

Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of Feb. 13, 2012.

Organization as reported
Medco Health Solutions, Inc., NJ
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Theft
Location of information as reported
Paper/Films
Submission date
Feb. 13, 2012
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 15695, row:6834)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Medco Health Solutions, Inc., reported that it mailed letters that contained the protected health information (PHI) of 4,341 individuals to incorrect addresses due to a corruption of data in the mailing software programming code. After conducting a risk assessment, the CE determined that the actual number of affected individuals was 1,287. The PHI included names, medication names, and prescription numbers. The CE provided breach notification to HHS and affected individuals. Upon discovery of the breach, the CE immediately ceased using the update to its mailing software system. As a result of OCR's investigation, the CE corrected the update to its mailing software system and established a manual quality check process. The CE also implemented the use of a daily automated surveillance system for its mailing software.

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

Figures, per source

  • 1,287 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date Feb. 13, 2012, 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 at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 15695)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • Medco Health Solutions, Inc. 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, from the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), retrieved 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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