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 April 28, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Sterling Healthcare Holdings, LLC DBA Cordant Health Solutions, CO
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- April 28, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11497, row:2636)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Sterling Healthcare Holdings dba Cordant Health Solutions, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 20,932 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, claims information, lab results, diagnoses, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to improve its security posture. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE regarding the HIPAA Security and Breach Notification Rules.