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. 17, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- University of Colorado Hospital Authority, CO
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Jan. 17, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10953, row:2092)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), University of Colorado Hospital Authority, reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a cyber-attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 49,881 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security and drivers’ license numbers, financial information, diagnoses, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE and BA provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained on the requirements to protect and secure PHI.