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Yakima Neighborhood Health Services
ArchivedSubmitted 11/14/2022
Updated 12 hours ago ()
- State
- WA
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 2,689
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 25, 2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), Yakima Neighborhood Health Services, reported that a workforce member inadvertently sent the protected health information (PHI) of 2,689 individuals to the wrong recipient. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, other identifiers, and treatment related information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE provided additional privacy and security training to its workforce members, implemented additional technical safeguards, and revised its policies and procedures.
Change history
- Sep 23, 2026Added to OCR's archive list
Source: HHS OCR Breach Portal, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights about this source
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