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Breach notice filed by Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and North Idaho (August 2016)

Organization named: Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and North Idaho Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure

What the sources say

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. 26, 2016.

Organization as reported
Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and North Idaho, WA
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported
Email
Submission date
Aug. 26, 2016
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 14443, row:5582)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

In August 2016, the covered entity (CE), Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and North Idaho (PPGWNI), reported that its business associate (BA), athenahealth, inc., inadvertently sent some e-mails, inviting individuals to the CE's online portal, to the wrong addresses, The e-mails included the first and last names of 10,700 individuals. Upon discovery of the breach, the CE and BA shut down the portal to determine the root cause of the breach and to implement additional safeguards. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. The BA and CE reestablished the online portal after re-confirming permissions and processes related to the business associate contract/relationship. OCR obtained documented assurances that the CE and BA implemented the corrective actions noted above.

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

Figures, per source

  • 10,700 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Aug. 26, 2016, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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  • Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 14443)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Archived evidence

  • 3dbc27dd5742e041cc1e7fe18cc669e2901fbd3b86b7007ed27948ff4d406e1f
    text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, retrieved from HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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