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Nihal Saran, MD

ArchivedSubmitted 06/04/2010
State
MI
Covered entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
2,300
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

A password protected laptop computer containing protected health information (PHI) was stolen from Dr. Saran's personal residence. The laptop contained the PHI of approximately 2,300 individuals. The PHI stored on the laptop included patients' names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, insurance information, and diagnoses. Following the breach, Dr. Saran notified the Northville Township Police Department of the theft, contacted the individuals reasonably believed to have been affected by the breach, sent a notice of the breach to the Detroit Free Press and the Monroe News, and installed encryption software for its billing software. \

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.

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