WASHINGTONHHS OCRFirst filing
Filed Aug 17, 2015bd_74fb9c236fff157d
Cancer Care Northwest (Spokane, WA), a healthcare provider, reported to HHS OCR on 2015-08-17 a Loss affecting 1,426 individuals. A workforce member lost a paper binder containing PHI — including names, dates of birth, diagnoses/conditions, and other treatment information — which was likely discarded with garbage. Breached information was on Paper/Films. No business associate was involved. The CE retrained staff, mandated electronic note-taking, notified affected individuals and media, and offered identity theft protection services. OCR obtained assurances of corrective action.
Affected (this filing): 1,426
HHS notified