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 May 11, 2016.
- Organization as reported
- Medical Colleagues of Texas, LLP, TX
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- May 11, 2016
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 14531, row:5670)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
An unauthorized user obtained remote access to the computer network located at the covered entity (CE), Medical Colleagues of Texas. The types of protected health information (PHI) involved in the breach included the names, addresses, social security numbers, driver’s license numbers, health insurance information, and medical treatment information of approximately 68,631 individuals. As a result of the breach, the CE improved safeguards, and updated policies and procedures. Further, the CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media and provided free credit monitoring to affected individuals. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed above.