DisclosureLens
RHODE ISLANDAccidentalHealthcareHealthcareMisdeliveryBusiness Associate (HIPAA)Customer Data InvolvedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Low

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Jan 5, 2010

Filed

Feb 16, 2010

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected

528

Confidence

50%
Full breach record for Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island →4 incidents on file

On January 5, 2010, Blue Cross Blue Shield of RI (BCBSRI) was notified that a 16-page report pertaining to Brown University's health plan was impermissibly disclosed to two other BCBSRI agents. The report contained the protected health information of approximately 528 individuals, including first and last names, dates of service, cost of medical care, and member identification numbers. In response, BCBSRI recovered the reports, received assurances that electronic copies were deleted, notified affected individuals, implemented new procedures for correspondence, and began auditing affected members' claim histories.

HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time6 weeks discovery → filing
⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 42 days

Jan 5, 2010

Discovered

Feb 16, 2010

Filed

vs. sector median

6 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed528 affectedView incident

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.