Health Data Breach Tracker/NM

Health Plan · Archived

Amerigroup Community Care of New Mexico, Inc

1,537 individuals · submitted November 13, 2011

About this report

A workforce member of the covered entity (CE), Amerigroup Community Care of New Mexico, accessed the company data system to compile a list of members’ names, dates of birth, and social security numbers. The protected health information (PHI) of approximately 1,526 individuals was involved in the breach. The workforce member did not have a job specific purpose for accessing and downloading the information. Following this breach, the CE terminated the workforce member involved. Further, the CE conducted an internal review of its procedures to determine whether additional security controls are needed. As a result of OCR’s investigation, the CE provided additional training, through email reminders, about workforce members’ responsibilities to protect member information and to report incidents when observed.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Amerigroup Community Care of New Mexico, Inc
State
NM
Entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
1,537
Submission date
November 13, 2011
Breach type
Theft
Location of information
Paper/Films
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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