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 24, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- UI Community Home Care, a subsidiary of University of Iowa Health System, IA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Electronic Medical Record, Network Server
- Submission date
- May 24, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10721, row:1860)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), UI Community Home Care, a subsidiary of University of Iowa System, reported that it experienced a cyber-attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 67,897 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, claims information, diagnoses, lab results, 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. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules.