- State
- LA
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 2,200
- Business associate present
- Yes
- Type of breach
- Theft
- Location of breached information
- Other Portable Electronic Device
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
An unencrypted, external computer hard drive containing the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 2,200 individuals was stolen from the covered entity’s (CE) business associate (BA), LSU Health Sciences Center, in New Orleans. The ePHI included demographic and clinical information used by the Department of Neurology Research. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Following the breach, the CE required the researcher at the BA to receive HIPAA retraining and limited her access to ePHI to “view only” mode. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed above.
Change history
- 9/23/2026Added to OCR's archive list
Source: HHS OCR Breach Portal, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights about this source
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