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101 | 100 | Comprehensive Care Management Corporation | NY | null | 1,020 | 4/30/2010 | Theft | Laptop, Desktop Computer, Network Server, E-mail | 2014-06-19 | OCR opened an investigation of the covered entity (CE), Comprehensive Care Management Corporation, after it reported two former employees sent emails that contained the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 1,020 individuals to their personal email accounts to open a competitor organization. The ePHI included names, addresses, and enrollment information. Upon discovery of the breach, the CE conducted an internal inquiry and found that the former employees disclosed the ePHI to its competitor. As a result of OCR's investigation, the CE replaced and strengthened external firewalls, restricted access to email websites, restricted the use of portable devices, limited the ability to upload data to external websites, and evaluated new monitor and control software for network information. In addition, the CE provided training to all staff on its HIPAA policies and procedures. The CE also entered into an agreement with its competitor who hired the former employees to return or destroy the ePHI. | 2010-04-30 | null | 2,010 |
102 | 101 | alma aguado md pa | TX | null | 600 | 5/29/2010 | Theft | Network Server | 2014-04-23 | OCR investigated the covered entity (CE) following a report that its main server and desktop computers containing the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 600 individuals were taken from the CE's office. The ePHI involved in the breach included patient names, addresses, dates of birth, and social security numbers. As a result of OCR's investigation, the CE changed its privacy and security policies, retrained its employees and provided additional physical security to better safeguard patient ePHI. | 2010-05-29 | null | 2,010 |
103 | 102 | University Hospital | GA | Augusta Data Storage, Inc | 14,000 | 5/7/2010 | Loss | Other | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-05-07 | null | 2,010 |
104 | 103 | University Health System | NV | null | 7,526 | 6/11/2010 | Theft | Network Server | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-06-11 | null | 2,010 |
105 | 104 | Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Inc. | MD | Aramark Healthcare Support Services, LLC | 937 | 5/3/2010 | Other | E-mail | 2014-01-23 | A business associate employee sent an email to multiple patients without concealing patient email addresses. The message concerned a dietary program in which the names and email addresses were visible to all recipients. The breach affected 937 individuals. In response to this incident, the covered entity took steps to enforce the requirements of its business associate agreement with Aramark. The business associate counseled the employee responsible for the breach and retrained all employees who may communicate with patients via email on the requirements of the Privacy and Security Rules as well as related policies and procedures.
| 2010-05-03 | null | 2,010 |
106 | 105 | Mary M. Desch,MD/PathHealer, LTD | AZ | null | 5,893 | 5/15/2010 | Theft | Laptop | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-05-15 | null | 2,010 |
107 | 106 | Children's Hospital & Research Center at Oakland | CA | null | 1,000 | 5/25/2010 | Other | Paper | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-05-25 | null | 2,010 |
108 | 107 | Centerstone | TN | null | 1,537 | 5/1/2010 | Other | Desktop Computer, Paper | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-05-01 | null | 2,010 |
109 | 108 | California Department of Healthcare Services | CA | Care 1st Health Plan | 29,000 | 4/29/2010 | Loss, Other | Other Portable Electronic Device, Other | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-04-29 | null | 2,010 |
110 | 109 | Long Island Consultation Center | NY | null | 800 | 5/21/2010 | Theft | Other Portable Electronic Device, Other | 2014-06-19 | The covered entity (CE), Long Island Consultation Center, misplaced an unencrypted portable device that contained the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 800 individuals. The ePHI included names, dates of birth, diagnoses, and other treatment information. Upon discovery of the breach, the CE conducted a search for the portable device. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, the media, and affected individuals. As a result of OCR's investigation, the CE improved physical security. The CE also developed and implemented a policy and procedure prohibiting use of portable media for storing ePHI and trained staff on its new policy. | 2010-05-21 | null | 2,010 |
111 | 110 | NYU Hospitals Center | NY | null | 2,563 | 5/8/2010 | Theft | Other Portable Electronic Device | 2014-05-28 | The covered entity (CE) misplaced an unencrypted USB drive that contained the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 2,563 individuals. The ePHI included names, medical record numbers, ages, genders, procedures, attending physicians' names, anesthesiologists' names, types of anesthesia, times of arrival in the recovery room, and times of discharge. Upon discovery of the breach, the CE reported the incident to internal security as a possible theft and conducted a thorough search of the perimeter. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, the media, and affected individuals. As a result of OCR's investigation, the CE stopped using USB drives and local desktop computers for data storage. In addition, the CE updated physical security in the recovery room and installed data prevention software to monitor, block or encrypt mobile media used in the CE. Further, the CE purchased encrypted USB drives for workforce members with an identified need to download and store ePHI. The CE also revised its mobile device and portable storage media policy and retrained all workforce members on its policies. | 2010-05-08 | null | 2,010 |
112 | 111 | University of Florida | FL | null | 2,047 | 5/24/2010 | Other | Paper | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-05-24 | null | 2,010 |
113 | 112 | SunBridge Healthcare Corporation | NM | null | 3,830 | 5/11/2010 | Theft | Laptop | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-05-11 | null | 2,010 |
114 | 113 | Department of Health Care Policy & Financing | CO | Governor's Office of Information Technology | 105,470 | 5/17/2010 | Theft | Desktop Computer | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-05-17 | null | 2,010 |
115 | 114 | Prince William County Community Services (CS) | VA | null | 669 | 6/18/2010 | Theft | Other Portable Electronic Device | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-06-18 | null | 2,010 |
116 | 115 | E. Brooks Wilkins Family Medicine, PA | NC | null | 13,000 | 2/1/2010 | Theft | Desktop Computer, Other | 2014-01-23 | The breach report indicated that former employees took protected health information (PHI) pertaining to 13,000 patients and disclosed it to a competing medical practice. The PHI included the names and contact information for the patients. Following the breach, the entity terminated the employees who impermissibly used and disclosed the PHI. OCR also confirmed that the entity complied with the provisions of the Breach Notification Rule and notified the affected individuals. Additionally, the entity retrained its staff regarding the policies and procedures for safeguarding of PHI.
| 2010-02-01 | null | 2,010 |
117 | 116 | John Deere Health Benefit Plan for Wage Employees | IL | UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company | 1,097 | 6/24/2010 | Other | Paper | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-06-24 | null | 2,010 |
118 | 117 | South Shore Hospital | MA | Iron Mountain Data Products, Inc. (now known as | 800,000 | 2/26/2010 | Loss | Other Portable Electronic Device, Other, Electronic Medical Record | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-02-26 | null | 2,010 |
119 | 118 | Montefiore Medical Center | NY | null | 16,820 | 5/22/2010 | Theft | Desktop Computer | 2014-06-19 | Two unencrypted desktop computers containing the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 16,820 individuals were stolen from the covered entity (CE). The ePHI included medical record numbers, dates of birth, admission /discharge dates, billing codes, and social security numbers. Upon discovery of the breach, the CE filed a police report and provided breach notification to HHS, the media, and affected individuals. It also provide substitute notification by posting on its website. As a result of OCR's investigation, the CE replaced its building alarm and installed bars on the windows. In addition, the CE directed its staff to save patient data only on a centralized network drive, moved all ePHI stored on desktop hard drives to centralized secured network servers, and encrypted all of its computers. The CE also revised its policy and procedure on password management and provided training to all staff on its new policy. | 2010-05-22 | null | 2,010 |
120 | 119 | DC Chartered Health Plan, Inc | DC | null | 540 | 5/26/2010 | Theft | Laptop | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-05-26 | null | 2,010 |
121 | 120 | Montefiore Medical Center | NY | null | 23,753 | 6/9/2010 | Theft | Desktop Computer | 2014-06-19 | OCR opened an investigation of the covered entity (CE), Montefiore Medical Center, after it reported three unencrypted desktop computers were stolen that contained the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 23,753 individuals. The ePHI included names, medical record numbers, dates of birth, parent or guardian contact numbers, asthma diagnoses, vaccination information, and number of visits to the school health clinic. Upon discovery of the breach, the CE filed a police report and provided breach notification to affected individuals, HHS, and the media. As a result of OCR's investigation, the CE updated its building alarm to include additional motion sensors and installed surveillance cameras. Further, the CE encrypted all of its computers, advised that no ePHI is stored on desktop hard drives, removed all ePHI from its computers, and stored ePHI on the centralized secured network servers. The CE also revised its policy and procedure on password management and provided training to all staff on its new policy. | 2010-06-09 | null | 2,010 |
122 | 121 | Medina County OB/GYN | OH | null | 1,200 | 6/13/2010 | Improper Disposal | Paper | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-06-13 | null | 2,010 |
123 | 122 | The University of Texas at Arlington | TX | null | 27,000 | 2/19/2009 | Hacking/IT Incident | Network Server | 2014-01-23 | A file server at the Office of Health Services was compromised and impermissibly accessed. The compromise potentially exposed the prescription records of 27,000 individuals to an unauthorized source. The protected health information involved in the breach included names, addresses diagnostic codes, name of medication prescribed, medication costs and some social security numbers. Following the discovery of the breach, UTA removed the server from the network, notified the affected individuals and notified local media. Following the breach, the covered entity also replaced the operating system and implemented additional technical safeguards.
| 2009-02-19 | null | 2,009 |
124 | 123 | Aetna | CT | null | 6,372 | 3/29/2010 | Improper Disposal | Paper | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-03-29 | null | 2,010 |
125 | 124 | Charles Mitchell MD | TX | null | 6,873 | 6/27/2010 | Theft | Desktop Computer | 2014-06-30 | A burglary occurred at the covered entity's (CE) facility and two desktop computers containing protected health information (PHI) were stolen. Approximately 6873 individuals were affected. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers, diagnoses and conditions, medications, and other treatment information. OCR closed this investigation after determining that the individual who reported the breach worked for a CE no longer in existence. | 2010-06-27 | null | 2,010 |
126 | 125 | Humana Inc [case 4486] | KY | Matrix Imaging | 2,631 | 6/25/2010 | Other | Paper | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-06-25 | null | 2,010 |
127 | 126 | WellPoint, Inc. | IN | null | 31,700 | 11/3/2009 | Hacking/IT Incident | Network Server | 2014-01-23 | null | 2009-11-03 | null | 2,009 |
128 | 127 | Carolina Center for Development and Rehabilitation | NC | null | 1,590 | 6/24/2010 | Theft | Paper | 2014-06-30 | The covered entity's (CE) staff inadvertently sent twenty-three boxes containing the protected health information (PHI) of 1,590 patients to a recycling center. The PHI included patients' full names, addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers, insurance identification numbers, driver's license numbers, diagnoses, medication information, checking and savings account numbers, credit and debit card numbers, and photographs of the patients. Following the breach, the CE immediately took steps for the records to be returned. The CE notified HHS, the media, and all individuals affected by the breach, and established a toll free number for patients to call for more information. The CE cooperated with the state attorney general's investigation and suspended the responsible staff members. Following OCR's investigation, the CE placed a record into its accounting of disclosure log for each individual affected and terminated the employment of the staff involved in the breach. In addition, the CE revised its policies and procedures regarding the rights of individuals and safeguards for PHI, and re-trained staff. | 2010-06-24 | null | 2,010 |
129 | 128 | Trinity Health Corporation Welfare Benefit Plan | MI | Mercer | 1,073 | 3/29/2010 | Loss | Other | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-03-29 | null | 2,010 |
130 | 129 | Texas Children's Hospital | TX | null | 694 | 5/13/2010 | Theft | Laptop | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-05-13 | null | 2,010 |
131 | 130 | Baylor College of Medicine | TX | null | 1,646 | 5/13/2010 | Theft | Laptop | 2014-04-24 | An unencrypted laptop containing electronic protected health information (ePHI) of approximately 1,618 individuals was stolen from the covered entity's (CE) affiliate. The ePHI involved in the breach included names, medical reconciliation numbers, dates of service, diagnoses, and dates of birth. Upon discovery of the breach, the CE and its affiliate jointly notified the affected individuals, OCR, and the local media. Notifications were delayed at the request of law enforcement. Following OCR's investigation, the CE revised policies and procedures to require encryption of all mobile devices containing PHI and began encrypting all necessary devices in order to ensure reasonable safeguards. | 2010-05-13 | null | 2,010 |
132 | 131 | Wright State Physicians | OH | null | 1,309 | 6/11/2010 | Other | Laptop | 2014-01-23 | On June 11, 2010, a laptop computer containing PHI was mistakenly discarded in the trash. The laptop computer contained the protected health information of approximately 1,309 individuals. The protected health information involved in the breach included patient full names or first initial and last name, dates of service, and in some cases, a brief description of medical condition or care. Following the breach, the covered entity submitted evidence of its progress in implementing encryption on its laptop computers in its various departments.
| 2010-06-11 | null | 2,010 |
133 | 132 | Penn Treaty Network America Insurance Company | PA | null | 560 | 6/4/2010 | Other | Other | 2014-01-23 | Social security numbers were inadvertently printed on the address labels in a newsletter mailing. The mailing had 560 recipients. The covered entity acted to mitigate the disclosure by verifying that the all mail was correctly delivered. It also counseled the responsible employee and updated its policies and procedures.
| 2010-06-04 | null | 2,010 |
134 | 133 | Aultman Hospital | OH | null | 13,867 | 6/7/2010 | Theft | Laptop | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-06-07 | null | 2,010 |
135 | 134 | Fort Worth Allergy and Asthma Associates | TX | null | 25,000 | 6/29/2010 | Theft | Network Server | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-06-29 | null | 2,010 |
136 | 135 | Beauty Dental, Inc. | IL | null | 657 | 6/5/2010 | Theft, Loss | Paper | 2014-01-23 | Following the breach, the covered entity notified its clients by letter of the incident, submitted a press release that outlined the circumstances of the breach to the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun Times, required the individual who allegedly stole the documents to return all physical patient PHI in her possession and sign a statement swearing that she no longer possessed any patient documents, would not use or disclose the PHI in any manner and would erase an excel spreadsheet she had in her possession, installed a new security system for the office that requires the input of a code specific to each employee, and implemented new technical safeguards that limited employee access to ePHI according to the employee's position and rank.
| 2010-06-05 | null | 2,010 |
137 | 136 | Walsh Pharmacy | MA | McKesson Pharmacy Systems LLC | 11,440 | 6/3/2010 | Other | Other Portable Electronic Device, Other | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-06-03 | null | 2,010 |
138 | 137 | Jewish Hospital | KY | null | 2,089 | 7/16/2010 | Theft | Laptop | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-07-16 | null | 2,010 |
139 | 138 | St. John's Mercy Medical Group | MO | null | 1,907 | 6/7/2010 | Improper Disposal | Paper | 2014-01-23 | Covered entity improperly disposed of patients' Protected Health Information (PHI), by placing the PHI in a dumpster outside of a doctor's office. The PHI involved in the breach included demographic, financial, clinical, and other medical information. Following the breach, the covered entity notified all affected individuals of the breach, posted a notice about the incident on its website; attempted to retrieve and track all of the medical records that were inappropriately disposed of; offered all affected individuals identity theft protection; obtained a formal apology from and assumed direct office operations management of the physician involved; re-educated its workforce to reinforce policies relating to appropriate medical record protection and disposal requirements.
| 2010-06-07 | null | 2,010 |
140 | 139 | Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Inc. | PA | null | 21,000 | 6/14/2010 | Theft | Laptop | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-06-14 | null | 2,010 |
141 | 140 | UNCG Speech and Hearing Center | NC | null | 2,300 | 1/1/1997 | Hacking/IT Incident | Desktop Computer | 2014-01-23 | null | 1997-01-01 | null | 1,997 |
142 | 141 | Idaho Power Group Health Plan | ID | Mercer Health & Benefits | 5,500 | 3/29/2010 | Loss | Other | 2014-01-23 | Idaho Power Group Health Plan's business associate, Mercer Health and Benefits, lost a backup tape as it was being sent via FEDEX from Boise to Seattle. The backup tape contained information of about 375,000 individuals that Mercer serviced. The total affected at Idaho Power was about 5,500 current and former employees and their dependents. The protected health information involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, and social security numbers. Although Mercer concluded that the lost tape was configured so that even a sophisticated user would be unlikely to be able to access the data within, both Mercer and Idaho Power notified all possible affected individuals and offered free credit protection services. To prevent a similar breach from occurring in the future, Mercer now stores backup tapes through a third party vendor who offers secure transport services. Mercer's Boise office now encrypts backup tapes. Following the incident, Idaho Power renegotiated its contract with Mercer and continues to evaluate its business relationship with Mercer.
| 2010-03-29 | null | 2,010 |
143 | 142 | Loma Linda University School of Dentistry | CA | null | 10,100 | 6/13/2010 | Theft | Desktop Computer | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-06-13 | null | 2,010 |
144 | 143 | Ward A. Morris, DDS | WA | null | 2,698 | 7/16/2010 | Theft | Desktop Computer | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-07-16 | null | 2,010 |
145 | 144 | Chattanooga Family Practice Associates, P.C. | TN | null | 1,711 | 7/15/2010 | Loss | Other Portable Electronic Device, Other | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-07-15 | null | 2,010 |
146 | 145 | Yale University | CT | null | 1,000 | 7/28/2010 | Theft | Laptop | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-07-28 | null | 2,010 |
147 | 146 | University of Kentucky | KY | null | 2,027 | 6/18/2010 | Theft | Laptop | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-06-18 | null | 2,010 |
148 | 147 | Cook County Health & Hospitals System | IL | null | 7,081 | 5/30/2010 | Theft | Laptop | 2014-01-23 | An employee's laptop was stolen out of a locked office; evidence shows that the laptop was password protected but not encrypted. The laptop contained the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 7,000 individuals. The PHI stored on the laptop included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, internal encounter numbers, and other administrative codes. Following the breach, the covered entity notified those individuals reasonably believed to have been affected by the breach, placed notice on its website and with a local news center; established stringent computer security guidelines, and retrained its staff in the new requirements with the intention of preventing a similar event from occurring again.
| 2010-05-30 | null | 2,010 |
149 | 148 | Eastmoreland Surgical Clinic, William Graham, DO | OR | null | 4,328 | 7/5/2010 | Theft | Laptop, Desktop Computer, Other Portable Electronic Device, Other | 2014-01-23 | Three desktop computers, one laptop computer, and a backup drive, containing the electronic protected health information (EPHI) of 4,328 individuals, were stolen on July 5, 2010. The EPHI involved in the breach included names, addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, reason for visits, and insurance information. Following the breach, the covered entity implemented backup and whole disk encryption on electronic information systems that maintain EPHI and improved their physical safeguards. Additionally, OCR's investigation resulted in the covered entity improving their administrative safeguards, such as password complexity requirements and data backup protocols.
| 2010-07-05 | null | 2,010 |
150 | 149 | SunBridge Healthcare Corporation | NM | null | 1,000 | 6/26/2010 | Theft | Other Portable Electronic Device, Other | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-06-26 | null | 2,010 |
151 | 150 | Holyoke Medical Center | MA | Pioneer Valley Pathology | 24,750 | 7/26/2010 | Improper Disposal | Paper | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-07-26 | null | 2,010 |
152 | 151 | Newark Beth Israel Medical Center | NJ | KPMG LLP | 956 | 5/10/2010 | Theft | Other Portable Electronic Device, Other | 2014-06-19 | OCR opened an investigation of the covered entity (CE), Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, after it reported an employee of the CE's business associate (BA), KPMG LLP, lost an unencrypted USB drive that contained the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 956 individuals. The ePHI included names and clinical information. Upon discovery of the breach, the CE's BA conducted a search of the area. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, the Media and affected individuals. As a result of OCR's investigation, the BA installed and implemented encryption software to its electronic equipment and devices. In addition, the BA encrypted and password protected all equipment and devices that could contain the CE's data. The BA also reprimanded and retrained the employee and retrained all employees on safeguarding ePHI. The breach incident involved a BA and occurred prior to the September 23, 2013, compliance date. OCR verified that the CE had a proper BA agreement in place that restricted the BA's use and disclosure of PHI and required the BA to safeguard all PHI. | 2010-05-10 | null | 2,010 |
153 | 152 | Saint Barnabas Medical Center | NJ | KPMG LLP | 3,630 | 5/10/2010 | Theft | Other Portable Electronic Device | 2014-06-19 | The covered entity (CE), Long Island Consultation Center, misplaced an unencrypted portable device that contained the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 800 individuals. The ePHI included names, dates of birth, diagnoses, and other treatment information. Upon discovery of the breach, the CE conducted a search for the portable device. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, the media, and affected individuals. As a result of OCR's investigation, the CE improved physical security. The CE also developed and implemented a policy and procedure prohibiting use of portable media for storing ePHI and trained staff on its new policy. | 2010-05-10 | null | 2,010 |
154 | 153 | NYU School of Medicine--Aging and Dementia Clinical Research Center | NY | null | 1,200 | 4/3/2010 | Loss | Other Portable Electronic Device, Other | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-04-03 | null | 2,010 |
155 | 154 | University of Rochester Medical Center and Affiliates | NY | null | 857 | 8/2/2010 | Loss | Other Portable Electronic Device | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-08-02 | null | 2,010 |
156 | 155 | State of Delaware Health Plan | DE | Aon Consulting | 22,642 | 8/16/2010 | Other | Network Server | 2014-01-23 | The business associate prepared a document as part of a request for proposal for the covered entity's vision benefit program which mistakenly included protected health information of 22,642 individuals. The document was posted online for five days. The protected health information involved in the breach included social security numbers, dates of birth, gender, zip codes, and vision plan enrollment information. In response to this incident, the covered entity implemented additional safeguards to prevent this type of impermissible disclosure of protected health information. In particular, the covered entity will now require several layers of review before allowing public disclosure of documents prepared by the business associate. The covered entity also took steps to enforce the requirements of its business associate agreement with Aon Consulting. Aon will provide affected individuals with free credit monitoring, fraud resolution resources, and identity theft insurance. Additionally, the business associate has provided assurances to the covered entity that it has taken steps to prevent this type of impermissible disclosure in the future.
| 2010-08-16 | null | 2,010 |
157 | 156 | Curtis R. Bryan, M.D. | VA | null | 2,739 | 7/12/2010 | Theft | Laptop | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-07-12 | null | 2,010 |
158 | 157 | Mayo Clinic | MN | null | 1,740 | 7/15/2009 | Unauthorized Access/Disclosure | Electronic Medical Record | 2014-01-23 | null | 2009-07-15 | null | 2,009 |
159 | 158 | LabCorp Patient Service Center | NV | null | 507 | 8/2/2010 | Theft | Paper | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-08-02 | null | 2,010 |
160 | 159 | The Kent Center | RI | null | 1,361 | 7/13/2010 | Theft | Paper | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-07-13 | null | 2,010 |
161 | 160 | Pediatric and Adult Allergy, PC | IA | null | 19,222 | 7/11/2010 | Loss | Other Portable Electronic Device | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-07-11 | null | 2,010 |
162 | 161 | Ault Chiropractic Center | IN | null | 2,000 | 9/15/2010 | Theft | Laptop, Desktop Computer | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-09-15 | null | 2,010 |
163 | 162 | County of Los Angeles | CA | null | 33,000 | 7/29/2010 | Theft | Paper | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-07-29 | null | 2,010 |
164 | 163 | Matthew H. Conrad, M.D., P.A. | KS | null | 1,200 | 8/20/2010 | Theft | Laptop, Paper | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-08-20 | null | 2,010 |
165 | 164 | UnitedHealth Group health plan single affiliated covered entity | MN | CareCore National | 1,270 | 7/8/2010 | Other | Paper | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-07-08 | null | 2,010 |
166 | 165 | Counseling and Psychotherapy of Throggs Neck | NY | null | 9,000 | 9/6/2010 | Theft | Desktop Computer | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-09-06 | null | 2,010 |
167 | 166 | United States Air Force | OH | null | 2,123 | 7/29/2010 | Improper Disposal | Paper | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-07-29 | null | 2,010 |
168 | 167 | State of Alaska, Department of Health and Social Services | AK | Alaskan AIDS Assistance Association | 2,000 | 9/7/2010 | Theft | Other Portable Electronic Device, Other | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-09-07 | null | 2,010 |
169 | 168 | St. Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center, Inc. | IN | null | 1,199 | 7/25/2010 | Theft | Laptop | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-07-25 | null | 2,010 |
170 | 169 | Milford Regional Medical Center | MA | null | 20,000 | 7/26/2010 | Improper Disposal | Paper | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-07-26 | null | 2,010 |
171 | 170 | Alliance HealthCare Services, Inc. | CA | Oroville Hospital | 1,474 | 7/31/2010 | Theft | Other Portable Electronic Device, Other | 2014-04-24 | The covered entity (CE) filed a breach report with OCR after two USB storage devices containing electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 1,474 individuals were lost. The ePHI included names, dates of birth, and treatment information. Upon discovery of the breach, the CE notified individuals, OCR and the media. Additionally, the CE initiated an encryption project to encrypt emails, external hard drives, and related media. Following OCR's investigation, the CE filed a police report, updated its policies and procedures in an effort to better safeguard ePHI, and encrypted USB devices.
| 2010-07-31 | null | 2,010 |
172 | 171 | Alliance HealthCare Services, Inc. | CA | Eden Medical Center | 1,474 | 8/5/2010 | Theft | Other Portable Electronic Device, Other | 2014-06-24 | The covered entity (CE) lost two portable electronic storage devices containing the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 1,474 individuals. The ePHI included patients' names, dates of birth, and treatment information. Upon discovery of the breach, the covered entity (CE) notified individuals, HHS, and the media. Additionally, the CE initiated a project to encrypt emails, external hard drives, and related electronic media. Following OCR's investigation, the CE filed a police report, updated its policies and procedures in order to better safeguard patients' ePHI, and encrypted portable electronic computer devices. | 2010-08-05 | null | 2,010 |
173 | 172 | NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University Medical Center | NY | null | 6,800 | 7/1/2010 | Theft | Network Server | 2014-06-19 | Data breach results in $4.8 million HIPAA settlements
Two health care organizations have agreed to settle charges that they potentially violated the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules by failing to secure thousands of patients' electronic protected health information (ePHI) held on their network. The monetary payments of $4,800,000 include the largest HIPAA settlement to date.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) initiated its investigation of New York and Presbyterian Hospital (NYP) and Columbia University (CU) following their submission of a joint breach report, dated September 27, 2010, regarding the disclosure of the ePHI of 6,800 individuals, including patient status, vital signs, medications, and laboratory results.
NYP and CU are separate covered entities that participate in a joint arrangement in which CU faculty members serve as attending physicians at NYP. The entities generally refer to their affiliation as 'New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center.' NYP and CU operate a shared data network and a shared network firewall that is administered by employees of both entities. The shared network links to NYP patient information systems containing ePHI.
The investigation revealed that the breach was caused when a physician employed by CU who developed applications for both NYP and CU attempted to deactivate a personally-owned computer server on the network containing NYP patient ePHI. Because of a lack of technical safeguards, deactivation of the server resulted in ePHI being accessible on internet search engines. The entities learned of the breach after receiving a complaint by an individual who found the ePHI of the individual's deceased partner, a former patient of NYP, on the internet.
In addition to the impermissible disclosure of ePHI on the internet, OCR's investigation found that neither NYP nor CU made efforts prior to the breach to assure that the server was secure and that it contained appropriate software protections. Moreover, OCR determined that neither entity had conducted an accurate and thorough risk analysis that identified all systems that access NYP ePHI. As a result, neither entity had developed an adequate risk management plan that addressed the potential threats and hazards to the security of ePHI. Lastly, NYP failed to implement appropriate policies and procedures for authorizing access to its databases and failed to comply with its own policies on information access management.
'When entities participate in joint compliance arrangements, they share the burden of addressing the risks to protected health information,' said Christina Heide, Acting Deputy Director of Health Information Privacy for OCR. 'Our cases against NYP and CU should remind health care organizations of the need to make data security central to how they manage their information systems.'
NYP has paid OCR a monetary settlement of $3,300,000 and CU $1,500,000, with both entities agreeing to a substantive corrective action plan, which includes undertaking a risk analysis, developing a risk management plan, revising policies and procedures, training staff, and providing progress reports.
| 2010-07-01 | null | 2,010 |
174 | 173 | St. James Hospital and Health Centers | IL | null | 967 | 8/10/2010 | Improper Disposal | Paper | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-08-10 | null | 2,010 |
175 | 174 | University of Oklahoma - Tulsa, Neurology Clinic | OK | null | 19,200 | 7/28/2010 | Hacking/IT Incident | Desktop Computer | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-07-28 | null | 2,010 |
176 | 175 | LORENZO BROWN, MD INC. | CA | null | 928 | 8/17/2010 | Theft | Desktop Computer | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-08-17 | null | 2,010 |
177 | 176 | Milton Pathology Associates, P.C. | MA | Joseph A. Gagnon d/b/a Goldthwait Associates | 11,000 | 7/26/2010 | Improper Disposal | Paper | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-07-26 | null | 2,010 |
178 | 177 | WESTMED Medical Group | NY | null | 578 | 8/17/2010 | Theft | Laptop | 2014-06-19 | An unencrypted laptop computer that contained the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 578 individuals was stolen from the covered entity (CE), WestMed Medical Group. The ePHI included names, dates of birth and test results. Upon discovery of the breach, the CE filed a police report and provided breach notification to affected individuals, HHS and the media. As a result of OCR's investigation, the CE improved physical security by locking all laptops during the day and storing all laptops in a locked cabinet overnight. In addition, the CE reconfigured all laptops with strong passwords and implemented a new procedure to save data to a secure file server. Further, the CE encrypted all laptop hard drives. The CE also retrained staff on safeguarding ePHI.
| 2010-08-17 | null | 2,010 |
179 | 178 | Debra C. Duffy, DDS | TX | null | 4,700 | 8/5/2010 | Theft | Laptop, Network Server | 2014-01-23 | An unencrypted laptop and network server were stolen during a burglary of the office.The breach affected approximately 4700 individuals.The protected health information involved in the breach included treatment information for pediatric dental patients and social security numbers, insurance identification numbers and driver's license numbers. Following the discovery of the breach, the CE relocated the practice servers, secured the laptops and installed steel doors at the front entrance of the facility. Additionally, the CE notified the affected individuals and local media and retrained staff.
| 2010-08-05 | null | 2,010 |
180 | 179 | Cumberland Gastroenterology, P.S.C. | KY | null | 2,200 | 9/18/2010 | Theft | Paper | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-09-18 | null | 2,010 |
181 | 180 | Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL) Medical and Dental Insurance Plan | MD | null | 692 | 6/15/2010 | Other | Other | 2014-01-23 | Protected health information was attached to an email addressed to 85 employees by a benefits staff member. Within 5 days, all recipients were notified, and the email was deleted. Approximately 692 individuals were affected by this breach. The email included names, dates of birth, social security numbers, and marital and disability status. To prevent a similar breach from happening in the future, the covered entity instituted a policy to encrypt emails containing protected health information before it is sent out from the benefits department. Following OCR's investigation, the covered entity updated its policies and procedures establishing a new business process to require that all emails sent by the benefits office to 5 or more staff members that includes an attachment be reviewed by another team member to ensure the proper document is attached and took personnel action with the responsible employee. Further, the benefits office will use an encryption specialist to train all benefits office staff in the proper methods of encryption, explore future capability of automated flagging of any electronic communications sent by benefits office staff containing potentially sensitive data such as 9-digit numbers, and obtain additional HIPAA training.
| 2010-06-15 | null | 2,010 |
182 | 181 | LoneStar Audiology Group | TX | null | 585 | 8/11/2010 | Theft | Laptop | 2014-01-23 | A laptop was stolen from a workforce member's home. Approximately 585 individuals were affected. The PHI included addresses, dates of birth, diagnosis and conditions, medications and other treatment information. Following the breach, the covered entity encrypted all its laptops. After the initiation of OCR's investigation, the encryption of the laptops was completed.
| 2010-08-11 | null | 2,010 |
183 | 182 | Utah Department of Health | UT | Utah Department of Workforce Services | 1,298 | 3/1/2010 | Other | Desktop Computer, Paper | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-03-01 | null | 2,010 |
184 | 183 | SW Seattle Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine | WA | null | 9,493 | 9/4/2010 | Hacking/IT Incident | Network Server | 2014-01-23 | A database web server, containing the electronic protected health information (EPHI) of 9,493 individuals, was breached by an unknown, external person(s) for use as a game server. Although there was no indication of access to EPHI, the EPHI on the database web server included names, dates of birth, types of x-rays, and dates of x-rays. Following the breach, the covered entity relocated two servers to its more secure primary data center and removed the Internet access line that resulted in the breach. Additionally, OCR's investigation resulted in the covered entity improving their administrative safeguards, such as incident response and reporting.
| 2010-09-04 | null | 2,010 |
185 | 184 | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | AR | null | 1,000 | 10/12/2010 | Theft | Other Portable Electronic Device, Other | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-10-12 | null | 2,010 |
186 | 185 | BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Inc. | TN | null | 1,023,209 | 10/2/2009 | Theft | Other | 2014-01-23 | null | 2009-10-02 | null | 2,009 |
187 | 186 | Northridge Hospital Medical Center | CA | null | 716 | 10/16/2010 | Loss | Paper | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-10-16 | null | 2,010 |
188 | 187 | Puerto Rico Department of Health | PR | Triple-S Management, Corp.; Triple-S Salud, Inc.; | 475,000 | 10/3/2008 | Unauthorized Access/Disclosure, Hacking/IT Incident | Network Server | 2014-01-23 | null | 2008-10-03 | null | 2,008 |
189 | 188 | Aetna, Inc. | CT | null | 2,345 | 9/9/2010 | Unauthorized Access/Disclosure | Network Server | 2014-01-23 | Aetna notified all possibly affected individuals of the breach, filed a breach report with OCR, commenced an investigation to identify and correct the root cause of the issue; the coding changes that were causing the breach were removed from IPS via Aetna's emergency Change Management procedures to prevent any further exposure while the problem was analyzed; once the specific code that conflicted with its proxy server settings was identified as the root cause of the breach, it was removed. Also, in an effort to mitigate any harm as a result of the breach, Aetna offered all affected individuals one year of free credit monitoring, and the notification letters included a toll-free number which was established specifically to answer questions related to this incident.
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190 | 189 | Sta-home Health & Hospice | MS | null | 1,104 | 9/16/2010 | Theft | Desktop Computer | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-09-16 | null | 2,010 |
191 | 190 | Puerto Rico Department of Health | PR | Medical Card System/MCS-HMO/MCS Advantage/MCS Life | 115,000 | 9/3/2010 | Unauthorized Access/Disclosure | Other Portable Electronic Device, Other | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-09-03 | null | 2,010 |
192 | 191 | VNA of Southeastern Ct. | CT | null | 12,000 | 9/30/2010 | Theft | Laptop | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-09-30 | null | 2,010 |
193 | 192 | Prime Home Care, LLC | NE | null | 1,550 | 9/13/2010 | Theft | Desktop Computer | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-09-13 | null | 2,010 |
194 | 193 | Visiting Nurse Service Association of Schenectady County | NY | null | 535 | 9/14/2010 | Theft | Laptop | 2014-06-19 | An encrypted laptop computer that contained the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 535 individuals was stolen from the covered entity (CE). The ePHI included names, addresses, and dates of birth. Upon discovery of the breach, the CE filed a police report to recover the stolen item. Following OCR's investigation, the CE disabled the involved staff member's account, verbally counseled the staff member, and retrained the staff member. The CE also adopted and implemented security policies and procedures for laptops/tablet devices and provided training to all staff. | 2010-09-14 | null | 2,010 |
195 | 194 | Manor Care Indy (South), LLC. | IN | null | 845 | 9/11/2010 | Unauthorized Access/Disclosure | Paper | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-09-11 | null | 2,010 |
196 | 195 | Robert Wheatley, DDS, PC | MO | null | 1,400 | 10/17/2010 | Theft | Laptop | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-10-17 | null | 2,010 |
197 | 196 | Henry Ford Hospital | MI | null | 3,700 | 9/24/2010 | Theft | Laptop | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-09-24 | null | 2,010 |
198 | 197 | Holy Cross Hospital | FL | null | 1,500 | 7/27/2010 | Theft | Paper | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-07-27 | null | 2,010 |
199 | 198 | Newark Beth Israel Medical Center | NJ | Professional Transcription Company, Inc. | 1,744 | 1/1/2010 | Theft | Network Server | 2014-06-19 | The covered entity's (CE) business associate (BA), Professional Transcription Company, posted the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 1,744 individuals on a website portal of the BA. The ePHI included names, dates of birth, diagnosis, and other clinical information. Upon discovery of the breach, the BA shut down the applicable server. The CE, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, provided breach notification to HHS, the media, and affected individuals and also posted substitute notice on its website. As a result of OCR's investigation, the BA located the ePHI online and contacted Google to block files that contained ePHI. In addition, the BA retrained all employees regarding its security policies. The CE terminated its BA agreement with the BA. The breach incident involved a BA and occurred prior to the September 23, 2013, compliance date. OCR verified that the CE had a proper BA agreement in place that restricted the BA's use and disclosure of PHI and required the BA to safeguard all PHI. | 2010-01-01 | null | 2,010 |
200 | 199 | Memorial Hospital of Gardena | CA | null | 771 | 10/14/2010 | Unauthorized Access/Disclosure | Paper | 2014-01-23 | null | 2010-10-14 | null | 2,010 |