COLORADOMisuseHealthcareHealthcarePrivilege AbuseCustomer Data InvolvedTargetedPHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)LowContained

University of Colorado Health

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Oct 9, 2015

Filed

Dec 2, 2015

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

827

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for University of Colorado Health →3 incidents on file

University of Colorado Health reported to HHS on 2015-12-02 an Unauthorized Access/Disclosure affecting 827 individuals. Breached information located on Electronic Medical Record. An internal nurse impermissibly accessed records between Oct 2014 and Sep 2015.

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HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time8 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 373 days

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 54 days

Oct 1, 2014

Begins

Oct 9, 2015

Discovered

Dec 2, 2015

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed827 affectedView incident

Name: University of Colorado Health
norm: university of colorado health

Name: University of Colorado Health
norm: university of colorado health
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Oct 9, 2015
Breach occurred: Oct 1, 2014 – Sep 30, 2015
Undetected for: 373 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 827nationwide
Data types: PHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)
HHS breach type: Unauthorized access or disclosure
Where the data lived: Electronic medical record
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Insider
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: Internal
Regulator citations: Reported breach to HHS/OCROCR investigation conductedOCR consolidated unresolved issues into a review
Initial access: insider_action

During the incident: Sanctioned the nurse
Terminated her access to the EHR
Retrained nursing staff regarding use of the EHR in accordance with HIPAA
Provided breach notification to HHS, the media, and affected individuals
Changes made: Retrained nursing staff regarding use of the EHR in accordance with HIPAA
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(54 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: HHS report on timeHHS notified
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
HIPAA
Discovered: Oct 9, 2015
→ Notified: not extracted
— 60 days HHS report on time
HIPAA
Discovered: Oct 9, 2015
→ Notified: not extracted
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Oct 9, 2015 → Notified: not extracted	—	60 days	HHS report on time
HIPAA	Discovered: Oct 9, 2015 → Notified: not extracted	—	regulatory submission	HHS notified

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

Source URL: https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/breach/breach_report.jsf
DisclosureLens renders the full SEC/HHS filing inline below from the originating regulator’s public record (§4.5 fair report privilege).
Filed at: Dec 2, 2015
Raw hash: 86d06eb3e0c82631f81270d880600321d0ae24edf0cfe87e463a8aa0e583f450

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Reporting entityUniversity of Colorado Health

Victim entityUniversity of Colorado Health

Incidentdiscovered Oct 9, 2015

Stated responseSanctioned the nurse

ComplianceHHS report on time

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing