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 Dec. 22, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Mountain Dermatology Specialists, PC, CO
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Dec. 22, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10241, row:1380)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Mountain Dermatology Specialists, the covered entity (CE), reported that it experienced a hacking attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 2,705 patients. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, financial information, diagnoses, conditions, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE updated policies and procedures and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards.