Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (January 2022)

Organization named: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure

What the sources say

HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice

Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of Jan. 21, 2022.

Organization as reported: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, AR
Entity type as reported: Healthcare Provider
Category as reported: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported: Email
Submission date: Jan. 21, 2022
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11653, row:2792)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, reported that an employee emailed the protected health information (PHI) of 518 individuals to a personal email account. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, medications, and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, local and federal law enforcement, and provided substitute notice on its website. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

518 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date Jan. 21, 2022, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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2022-01-21Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 11653)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

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text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, from the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), retrieved 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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