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 Aug. 11, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing, CO
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Aug. 11, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10526, row:1665)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing, reported that a software application used by its business associate (BA) exposed the protected health information (PHI) of 4,091,794 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, claims and health insurance information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and the CE and BA implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect PHI.