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 Aug. 2, 2019.
- Organization as reported
- University of Missouri Health Care, MO
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Aug. 2, 2019
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13287, row:4426)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), University of Missouri Health Care, reported that several employees were the victims of an email phishing attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 14,402 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, diagnoses and conditions, lab results, medications prescribed, financial and health insurance information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. The CE also established a dedicated call center for questions or concerns. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards and retrained its staff on email security.