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Breach notice filed by The University of New Mexico (June 2016)

Organization named: The University of New Mexico 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 June 3, 2016.

Organization as reported
The University of New Mexico, NM
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported
Paper/Films
Submission date
June 3, 2016
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 14510, row:5649)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), The University of New Mexico, inadvertently mailed invoices intended for third party payers to random patients’ addresses due to an error in the CE’s billing system. The protected health information (PHI) included patients' names, patient care service categories, clinic names, pharmacies, and dates of service for 2,898 individuals. Upon discovering the breach, the CE manually reviewed its billing programs and put a hold on the billing program that created the error. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. As a result of the breach, the CE improved technical and administrative safeguards and retrained appropriate staff on its updated procedures. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed above.

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

Figures, per source

  • 2,827 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date June 3, 2016, 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 14510)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • The University of New Mexico 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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