Healthcare Provider · Archived
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
20,192 individuals · submitted December 26, 2023
About this report
The covered entity (CE), Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, reported that a laptop containing the protected health information (PHI) of 20,192 individuals was lost or stolen from an employee during travel. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, medications, lab results, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained.
Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.
- Organization
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
- State
- WA
- Entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 20,192
- Submission date
- December 26, 2023
- Breach type
- Loss
- Location of information
- Laptop
- Business associate present
- No
- OCR status
- Archived
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