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Breach notice filed by Memorial Hermann Health System (August 2014)

Organization named: Memorial Hermann Health System 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 OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of Aug. 29, 2014.

Organization as reported
Memorial Hermann Health System, TX
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported
Desktop Computer
Submission date
Aug. 29, 2014
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 14996, row:6135)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

On July 7, 2014, Memorial Hermann Health System's audit program identified that a workforce member had inappropriately accessed the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 10,600 individuals. The covered entity (CE) provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. It also promptly terminated the involved workforce member. OCR reviewed copies of the CE's policies and procedures related to the incident and information related to its HIPAA training program and audit protocols in place at the time of the incident. Following the incident, the CE took corrective actions including expanding its IT audit program and hiring additional audit staff.

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

Figures, per source

  • 10,604 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date Aug. 29, 2014, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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  • Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 14996)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • Memorial Hermann Health System 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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