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Breach notice filed by Cancer Care Northwest P.S. (February 2011)

Organization named: Cancer Care Northwest P.S. Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Theft

What the sources say

HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice

Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of Feb. 9, 2011.

Organization as reported
Cancer Care Northwest P.S., WA
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Theft
Location of information as reported
Paper/Films
Submission date
Feb. 9, 2011
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 15898, row:7037)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE) accidentally mailed the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 3,100 individuals to other individuals when a mail-merge process mismatched names and addresses. The PHI involved in the breach included names and indicated that the individuals were patients of the CE. Following the breach, the CE implemented additional safeguards, as well as policies and procedures to ensure mailing list accuracy. As a result of this incident, OCR required the CE to train its workforce members on its newly developed policies and procedures. Additionally, OCR provided technical assistance regarding substitute breach notification methods, including a conspicuous posting on the CE's website.

The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

  • 3,100 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date Feb. 9, 2011, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

Source dates are the dates the sources give. Observation dates are when BreachRecords recorded each revision.

  • Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 15898)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • Cancer Care Northwest P.S. Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

  • 3dbc27dd5742e041cc1e7fe18cc669e2901fbd3b86b7007ed27948ff4d406e1f
    text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, from the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), retrieved 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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