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 Nov. 5, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- The Urology Center of Colorado, CO
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Nov. 5, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11801, row:2940)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), The Urology Center of Colorado, reported that it was the victim of a cyber-attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 137,820 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, email addresses, health insurance information, medical record numbers, Social Security numbers, and diagnoses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to affected individuals and implemented additional technical safeguards. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE regarding its relevant HIPAA Breach Notification Rule obligations.