- State
- WA
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 763
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Theft
- Location of breached information
- Laptop
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), UW Medicine, reported that its office has been burglarized and a laptop containing the protected health information (PHI) of 763 individuals was stolen. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained to better protect its PHI.
Change history
- 9/23/2026Added to OCR's archive list
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, Breach Portal. Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.