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Breach notice filed by Memorial Hermann Health System (July 2019)

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 Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of July 2, 2019.

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
Email
Submission date
July 2, 2019
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13346, row:4485)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Memorial Hermann Health System, reported that a workforce member inadvertently emailed a spreadsheet containing the protected health information (PHI) of 507 individuals. The PHI involved included the names, medical record numbers, financial information, insurance information, and clinical information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Following the incident, the CE sanctioned the workforce member and revised its procedures to better safeguard PHI. The CE also contacted the email recipient and received assurances that the information had been deleted. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted above.

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

Figures, per source

  • 507 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date July 2, 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 13346)
  • 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, retrieved from HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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