- State
- CA
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 3,358
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Theft
- Location of breached information
- Laptop
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE) reported a breach of 3,091 individuals’ electronic protected health information (ePHI), after a laptop computer was stolen from a workforce member’s unlocked car between December 9, 2016 and December 12, 2016. The types of ePHI involved in the breach included diagnoses or conditions, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. It provided OCR with evidence that it responded to the security incident and implemented physical and technical security safeguards, updated its security analysis, sanctioned the workforce members, and trained the entire staff. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Security Rule.
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
Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.