HHS OCR report ยท 2011
Mid Continent Credit Services, Inc. data breach
OCR report facts
- Covered entity
- Mid Continent Credit Services, Inc.
- Entity type
- Business Associate
- State
- Kansas
- Individuals affected
- 8,275
- Submission date
- Nov 14, 2011
- Type of breach
- Theft
- Location of breached information
- Other
- Business associate present
- Yes
- Status
- Archive (closed)
OCR description
The covered entity's (CE), Lawrence Memorial Hospital, business associate (BA), performed a security update to the CE's website that potentially allowed the impermissible disclosure of 8,275 individuals' electronic protected health information (ePHI). The ePHI consisted of names, addresses, other demographic information, and credit card/bank account numbers. Upon discovering the breach, CE shut down its website, removed all identified cached pages containing ePHI, started actions to termina...
Text as published on the HHS OCR breach portal.
Frequently asked questions
How many people were affected by the Mid Continent Credit Services, Inc. data breach?
The report to HHS OCR lists 8,275 individuals affected.
When was it reported to HHS?
It was submitted to HHS OCR on Nov 14, 2011.
What type of breach was it?
The OCR portal lists the type of breach as Theft, with the breached information located in: Other.
Is the investigation still open?
No. The report is in the OCR portal archive, which holds reports where OCR has closed its review.
Is a breach notice letter from Mid Continent Credit Services, Inc. legitimate?
This site cannot verify letters. Check the sender against the organisation's official website and the HHS OCR breach portal, and avoid calling numbers or clicking links only listed in an unexpected message. See our guide on what to do after a data breach notice.
Source: HHS OCR Breach Portal, OCR export October 2026. Network USA is not affiliated with HHS or Mid Continent Credit Services, Inc..