HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of July 14, 2020.
- Organization as reported
- Coalinga Valley Health Clinics, Inc., CA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Theft
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- July 14, 2020
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12790, row:3929)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Coalinga Valley Health Clinics, Inc., reported that an employee impermissibly accessed the protected health information (PHI) of 1,463 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. The CE also provided complimentary credit monitoring services to all affected individuals. Following this breach, the CE sanctioned the involved employee and conducted HIPAA training for its entire workforce. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE.