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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Dec. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ Cedar Springs Hospital is providing notice of an incident that may affect the security of information relating to certain Cedar Springs Hospital patients.
Cedar Springs Hospital recently received a request from its licensing agency, the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment ( CDPHE ), for certain hospital records. As a licensed healthcare provider, Cedar Springs Hospital is subject to periodic surveys by CDPHE and in connection with those surveys, the CDPHE is entitled to various hospital records, including, but not limited to, those containing patient health information. In late October, in connection with a survey, the CDPHE requested Cedar Springs Hospital copy a number of records onto an external drive that CDPHE provided to the facility. Cedar Springs Hospital complied with the request. On October 28, 2020, CDPHE notified Cedar Springs Hospital that the surveyor misplaced the external device