Coalinga Valley Health Clinics, Inc.

Coalinga Valley Health Clinics, Inc. (CA) reported to HHS on 2020-07-14 a Theft/unauthorized employee access affecting 1,463 individuals. Breached information located on Paper/Films. An employee impermissibly accessed PHI including names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE sanctioned the employee, conducted workforce HIPAA training, and offered credit monitoring to all affected individuals. OCR provided technical assistance.

Affected (this filing): 1,463

Coalinga Valley Health Clinics, Inc. reported an incident where an employee allegedly removed medical records from the office on April 17, 2020. The employee was terminated, and the documents were recovered by the Coalinga Police Department. The breach involved protected health information (PHI) and basic identity information. The organization offered one year of credit monitoring to affected individuals.