Health Data Breach Tracker/WA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

James F. Collette DDS & David N. Hamilton DDS PLLC

544 individuals · submitted February 14, 2020

About this report

James F. Collette, DDS & David N. Hamilton, DDS, PLLC, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing scheme that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 544 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, drivers’ license information, Social Security numbers, financial information, diagnoses, lab results, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. As a result of OCR’s investigation, the CE revised its HIPAA security procedures, and implemented additional technical safeguards to better protect its ePHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
James F. Collette DDS & David N. Hamilton DDS PLLC
State
WA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
544
Submission date
February 14, 2020
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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