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 Dec. 22, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- University of Miami, FL
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Dec. 22, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10992, row:2131)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), University of Miami, reported that an individual used the computer credentials of an employee to gain access to its network environment which contained the protected health information (PHI) of 973 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards.