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 Sept. 26, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- University of Michigan/Michigan Medicine, MI
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Sept. 26, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9689, row:828)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), University of Michigan/Michigan Medicine, reported that it experienced a hacking/IT incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 57,891 individuals. The PHI involved included names and diagnoses/conditions. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE changed passwords and strengthened password requirements, implemented new technical safeguards, revised its policies and procedures, sanctioned workforce members, and trained or retrained workforce members.