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 July 11, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Family Dynamics Counseling Services, Inc., WA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- July 11, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9807, row:946)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Family Dynamics Counseling Services, reported that its business associate (BA) impermissibly disposed of a laptop which contained the protected health information (PHI) of 4,373 individuals. The PHI involved included names, phone numbers, address, dates of birth, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE terminated its business relationship with the BA and implemented new administrative and technical safeguards.