Lang
8/29/25
University of Iowa Community HomeCare and University of Iowa Health Care are notifying patients that their information may have been compromised during a data incident.
UI Community HomeCare is an affiliate company that supports the mission of UIHC. According to a UIHC news release, on July 3rd an outside entity accessed its computer system without permission. Cybersecurity experts were able to safely restore the systems within one business day.
UIHC officials say no electronic health record systems were affected by the data incident. While UI Community HomeCare and UI Health Care have separate operating systems, electronic health record systems, and information technology services, their relationship has historically involved sharing some patients, employees, and data files.
After a comprehensive investigation, UI Community HomeCare learned that a cybercriminal was able to see and take copies of data files containing information from patients, including a group of UI Health Care patients.
UI Community HomeCare and UI Health Care mailed written notifications on Friday to approximately 211,000 individuals affected by the data incident. A substitute notice has also been posted on uihc.org and uicommunityhomecare.org.