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 May 4, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Vail Health Services, CO
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Email, Network Server
- Submission date
- May 4, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11482, row:2621)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Vail Health Services, reported that multiple employees were victims of an email phishing attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 41,889 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, diagnoses, passport numbers, health insurance information, drivers’ license numbers, Social Security numbers, and clinical information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notification. In response to the breach, the CE retrained its staff on email security and implemented additional technical safeguards. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE regarding its HIPAA Privacy Rule and Security Rule obligations.