Health Data Breach Tracker/WA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

UW Medicine

3,804 individuals · submitted September 21, 2022

About this report

UW Medicine, the covered entity (CE), reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a cyber-attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 3,804 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, claims and financial information, medical record numbers, and treatment information. The CE and BA notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
UW Medicine
State
WA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
3,804
Submission date
September 21, 2022
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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