HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of June 30, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, AZ
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- June 30, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10619, row:1758)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, reported that a computer programming error allowed individuals to view the protected health information (PHI) of 2,632 individuals via the Internet. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and other identifiers. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the strengthened its technical safeguards to better protect sensitive data. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules.