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 Jan. 3, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- North Kansas City Hospital, MO
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Jan. 3, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10228, row:1367)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), North Kansas City Hospital, reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a cyber-attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 502,438 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, claims information, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE terminated its business relationship with the BA and implemented additional administrative safeguards to better protect PHI.