Western Washington Medical Group Data Breach Investigation

Turke & Strauss LLP, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating Western Washington Medical Group regarding its recent data breach. The Western Washington Medical Group data breach involved sensitive personal identifiable information and protected health information belonging to over 350,000 individuals.

ABOUT WESTERN WASHINGTON MEDICAL GROUP:

Western Washington Medical Group is a provider-owned and operated primary care healthcare group in Washington. Founded in 1993 with the vision of providing local and independent healthcare, Western Washington Medical Group is made up of over 100 physicians with different specialties. Accordingly, Western Washington Medical Group offers a variety of different healthcare services including primary care, cardiology, orthopedics, ear, nose & throat, endocrinology, psychology, rheumatology, and spine surgery. Headquartered in Everett, Washington, Western Washington Medical Group employs over 200 individuals and provides care at over 20 office locations in the Western Washington area.

WHAT HAPPENED?

Recently, Western Washington Medical Group discovered that it had experienced a data breach in which the sensitive protected health information in its systems may have been accessed. On October 26, 2023, Western Washington Medical Group filed official notice of the data breach with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights. Though much information is still not known about the Western Washington Medical Group breach, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ reporting guidelines require entities to report data breaches when they involve protected health information. Therefore, it is likely that the Western Washington Medical Group breach included the protected health information belonging to over 350,000 individuals. Recently, Western Washington Medical Group began notifying individuals whose information may have been impacted.