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 May 8, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Watson Clinic, FL
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- May 8, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9921, row:1060)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Watson Clinic, reported that it was the subject of a cybersecurity incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 280,278 individuals. The PHI involved included clinical and demographic information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.