Susan Marshall, M.D.,PC

The covered entity (CE), Susan Marshall, MD, reported that her unencrypted laptop was stolen out of her office during office hours. The laptop contained the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of approximately 774 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license numbers, diagnoses, lab results and medications prescribed. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, physical, and security safeguards to better protect its ePHI.