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 March 8, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Wichita Urology Group, PA, KS
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- March 8, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10872, row:2011)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Wichita Urology Group, reported that it experienced a cybersecurity attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 1,493 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, medications, and financial information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards.