Pediatrix Cardiology of Washington, P.C. d/b/a NorthWest Congenital Heart Care

The covered entity (CE), NorthWest Congenital Heart Care, reported that an unencrypted external hard drive was stolen from one of its offices. The hard drive contained the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 1,166 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, diagnoses, and health insurance and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In its mitigation efforts, the CE strengthened its administrative and technical safeguards and retrained its staff to better protect ePHI.