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Yakima Neighborhood Health Services

Disclosed Nov 14, 20222,689 affectedConfirmed

Official notice

The covered entity (CE), Yakima Neighborhood Health Services, reported that a workforce member inadvertently sent the protected health information (PHI) of 2,689 individuals to the wrong recipient. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, other identifiers, and treatment related information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE provided additional privacy and security training to its workforce members, implemented additional technical safeguards, and revised its policies and procedures.

What is known

People affected2,689 (as reported to HHS)
DisclosedNov 14, 2022
DiscoveredOct 4, 2022
HappenedOct 4, 2022
AttackLost or stolen device
Data exposedNamesHealth
SectorHealthcare · US
StatusConfirmed

Sources

Official noticeatg.wa.gov
Washington Attorney General breach notice: Yakima Neighborhood Health Services
Official noticeago.vermont.gov
Vermont Attorney General: 2022 11 14 Yakima Neighborhood Health Services Data Breach Notice to Consumers
Official noticeocrportal.hhs.gov
HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Yakima Neighborhood Health Services (Healthcare Provider, WA)

Notices filed

Residents of WANov 14, 2022
Washington AG2,664 people
Residents of VTNov 14, 2022
Vermont AGCount not stated
TotalNov 14, 2022
HHS archive2,689 people
History of this record
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First seen 2026-09-25 (Washington AG), confirmed by Washington AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.

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