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 Dec. 26, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Quality Behavioral Health, WA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Dec. 26, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10987, row:2126)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Quality Behavioral Health, reported that it experienced a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 3,498 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, drivers’ license or state identification numbers, financial information dates of birth, diagnoses, health insurance information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection services and implemented technical safeguards to better protect its sensitive data.