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 Oct. 13, 2020.
- Organization as reported
- Health and Wellness Clinic, PLLC, WA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Theft
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- Oct. 13, 2020
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12592, row:3731)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Health and Wellness Clinic, PLLC, reported its storage unit was burglarized and paper medical records were stolen. This breach incident affected 883 individuals. The protected health information (PHI) involved included names, addresses, birthdates, drivers’ license numbers, Social Security numbers, clinical information, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and local law enforcement. An arrest was also made. Following the breach, the CE improved physical safeguards at its facility and providing free credit monitoring to affected individuals.