Healthcare Provider · Archived
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
944 individuals · submitted October 16, 2019
About this report
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA), the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee emailed an invitation to a patient education event and exposed the email addresses of all patients involved. The breach affected 944 individuals. In response to the breach, the covered entity conducted an internal investigation and sanctioned all workforce members involved. SCCA notified OCR, all affected individuals, and the media. Additionally, SCCA revised its policies and procedures to include guidance pertaining to the secure transmission of email communications.
Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.
- Organization
- Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
- State
- WA
- Entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 944
- Submission date
- October 16, 2019
- Breach type
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information
- Business associate present
- No
- OCR status
- Archived
More breach reports in WA
WA · Oct 8, 2026
Anup K. Deol, OD PS d/b/a Eye Care Center of Snohomish
3,059 individuals
WA · Sep 18, 2026
Radia Inc., PS
616 individuals
WA · Sep 15, 2026
Klickitat Public Hospital District #2 - dba Skyline Hospital
501 individuals
WA · Jul 18, 2026
Open Door Health Center of Illinois
501 individuals
WA · Jun 30, 2026
Washington Department of Social and Health Services
8,600 individuals
WA · Jun 2, 2026
JASON R EGBERT OD PC
1,225 individuals
More Unauthorized Access/Disclosure reports
OR · Oct 8, 2026
AllCare Health, Inc.
782 individuals
CA · Oct 6, 2026
Nabi Health, Inc.
783 individuals
GA · Sep 25, 2026
Source Care Management, LLC d/b/a NextStep Care
685 individuals
AL · Sep 25, 2026
Vascular Associates of South Alabama
623 individuals
OK · Sep 18, 2026
OU Medicine, Inc.
854 individuals
NH · Sep 17, 2026
Project Belle, LLC
840 individuals