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 Aug. 8, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Columbia River Mental Health Services, WA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Aug. 8, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11260, row:2399)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Columbia River Mental Health Services, reported that multiple employees were the victims of an email phishing attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 17,842 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, addresses, dates of birth, claims information, diagnoses, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its sensitive data.