Health Data Breach Tracker/WA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Okanogan Behavioral HealthCare

26,429 individuals · submitted August 23, 2024

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Okanogan Behavioral HealthCare, reported that it experienced a ransomware attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 26,429 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security and drivers’ license numbers, dates of birth, diagnoses, and health insurance and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI. In addition, the CE retrained its workforce members on cybersecurity precautions. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Okanogan Behavioral HealthCare
State
WA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
26,429
Submission date
August 23, 2024
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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