Health Data Breach Tracker/IA

Health Plan · Archived

Iowa Department of Health and Human Services - Iowa Medicaid

233,834 individuals · submitted May 30, 2023

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Iowa Department of Health and Human Services - Iowa Medicaid, reported that its business associate (BA) was the victim of a cyber-attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 233,834. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license numbers, Social Security numbers, claims and financial information, diagnoses, medications, and dental records. 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.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Iowa Department of Health and Human Services - Iowa Medicaid
State
IA
Entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
233,834
Submission date
May 30, 2023
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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