Peak Vista Community Health patient information stolen
Peak Vista Community Health patient information stolen
Computer devices containing the information were taken during a burglary
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By: Caitlin SullivanPosted at 4:21 PM, Apr 23, 2021 and last updated 4:30 AM, Apr 24, 2021
COLORADO SPRINGS — On Thursday Peak Vista Community Health Centers announced that confidential information may have been stolen during a burglary.
The burglary took place on March 7th at one of Peak Vista's health facilities.
Right now an investigation is ongoing into the burglary.
On March 31st, an investigation determined that two of the stolen computers contained protected health information.
The information on the two computers include:
Names
Diagnosis information
Dates of birth
Phone numbers
Medical record numbers
Medication lists
The stolen devices do not contain information regarding Social Security numbers, financial account numbers, driver’s license numbers, or any other sensitive identifiers according to Peak Vista.
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Peak Vista told News5 that a very small portion of their patient population was affected by this and that all of the patients potentially impacted have been notified.
Peak Vista said so far there is no evidence of actual or attempted misuse of information as a result of this incident. Right now it's encouraging potentially impacted individuals to monitor their account statements and explanation benefit forms for suspicious activity.
Peak Vista has established a toll-free hotline to answer questions about the incident and to address related concerns. The number for the hotline is 1-855-930-6231. The hotline hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Computer devices containing the information were taken during a burglary
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Photo by: KOAA
By: Caitlin SullivanPosted at 4:21 PM, Apr 23, 2021 and last updated 4:30 AM, Apr 24, 2021
COLORADO SPRINGS — On Thursday Peak Vista Community Health Centers announced that confidential information may have been stolen during a burglary.
The burglary took place on March 7th at one of Peak Vista's health facilities.
Right now an investigation is ongoing into the burglary.
On March 31st, an investigation determined that two of the stolen computers contained protected health information.
The information on the two computers include:
Names
Diagnosis information
Dates of birth
Phone numbers
Medical record numbers
Medication lists
The stolen devices do not contain information regarding Social Security numbers, financial account numbers, driver’s license numbers, or any other sensitive identifiers according to Peak Vista.
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Peak Vista told News5 that a very small portion of their patient population was affected by this and that all of the patients potentially impacted have been notified.
Peak Vista said so far there is no evidence of actual or attempted misuse of information as a result of this incident. Right now it's encouraging potentially impacted individuals to monitor their account statements and explanation benefit forms for suspicious activity.
Peak Vista has established a toll-free hotline to answer questions about the incident and to address related concerns. The number for the hotline is 1-855-930-6231. The hotline hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
