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 June 14, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Sight Partners Physicians, P.C., WA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Electronic Medical Record
- Submission date
- June 14, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11384, row:2523)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Howard University College of Dentistry, reported that it was the subject of a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 80,915 individuals. The PHI involved included dental record numbers, dates of service, and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.