Urology Center of Colorado

The covered entity (CE), The Urology Center of Colorado, reported that it was the victim of a cyber-attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 137,820 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, email addresses, health insurance information, medical record numbers, Social Security numbers, and diagnoses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to affected individuals and implemented additional technical safeguards. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE regarding its relevant HIPAA Breach Notification Rule obligations.