Healthcare Provider · Archived
New Mexico Department of Health
49,000 individuals · submitted May 4, 2023
About this report
The covered entity (CE), New Mexico Department of Health, reported that a workforce member erroneously uploaded a file to the Internet that contained the protected health information (PHI) of 49,000 individuals. The PHI involved included death information, addresses, age, gender, and other demographic information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE sanctioned the responsible workforce member and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards.
Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.
- Organization
- New Mexico Department of Health
- State
- NM
- Entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 49,000
- Submission date
- May 4, 2023
- Breach type
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information
- Network Server
- Business associate present
- No
- OCR status
- Archived
More breach reports in NM
NM · Nov 6, 2025
The Chase Group Employee Benefit Plan
817 individuals
NM · Oct 6, 2025
Sierra Vista Hospital & Clinics
75,054 individuals
NM · Oct 3, 2025
Southwest C.A.R.E. Center
21,866 individuals
NM · Mar 18, 2025
Presbyterian Health Plan
7,100 individuals
NM · Jan 23, 2025
Aprendamos Family of Services
1,996 individuals
NM · Jun 4, 2024
Wilson & Company, Inc., Engineers & Architects Health and Welfare Benefit Plan
1,867 individuals
More Unauthorized Access/Disclosure reports
OR · Oct 8, 2026
AllCare Health, Inc.
782 individuals
CA · Oct 6, 2026
Nabi Health, Inc.
783 individuals
GA · Sep 25, 2026
Source Care Management, LLC d/b/a NextStep Care
685 individuals
AL · Sep 25, 2026
Vascular Associates of South Alabama
623 individuals
OK · Sep 18, 2026
OU Medicine, Inc.
854 individuals
NH · Sep 17, 2026
Project Belle, LLC
840 individuals