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 Sept. 24, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- UT Southwestern Medical Center, TX
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Electronic Medical Record
- Submission date
- Sept. 24, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9693, row:832)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), UT Southwestern Medical Center, reported that an unauthorized individual gained access to the protected health information (PHI) of 778 individuals by impersonating a workforce member. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers, financial and claims information, diagnoses, conditions, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE sanctioned the workforce member involved and revised its hiring process.