- State
- PA
- Covered entity type
- Business Associate
- Individuals affected
- 22,000
- 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 unsecured hard drive containing the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of up to 22,000 individuals was lost in transit between Dr. Andrew F. Brooker's business associate, AssuranceMD, and a subcontracted electronic medical records storage company. The ePHI involved in the breach included patients' names, diagnoses/conditions, lab results, other clinical information and for some patients, addresses, dates of birth and/or social security numbers. Dr. Brooker provided breach notification to HHS and affected individuals. Following the breach he updated his HIPAA policies and procedures. OCR obtained assurances that the corrective action steps listed above were completed. Prior to completion of additional corrective actions, Dr. Brooker notified OCR that he had sold his private practice.
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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.