Health Data Breach Tracker/TX

Health Plan · Archived

Texas Health and Human Services Commission

61,104 individuals · submitted January 16, 2025

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Texas Health and Human Services Commission, reported that some of its workforce members inappropriately accessed, used, and/or disclosed the protected health information (PHI) of 94,261 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers, financial information, diagnoses, conditions, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals and the media. In response to the breach, the CE terminated access to its PHI, sanctioned the workforce members involved, and implemented additional safeguards to monitor access to PHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
State
TX
Entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
61,104
Submission date
January 16, 2025
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Desktop Computer, Laptop
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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