Healthcare Provider · Archived
Advocate Health Care
812 individuals · submitted January 22, 2010
About this report
On November 24, 2009, an Advocate nurse's laptop computer was stolen. The missing laptop computer contained the protected health information of approximately 812 individuals. The protected health information involved in the breach included name, address, dates of birth, social security numbers, insurance information, medication, and diagnoses. Following the breach, Advocate specifically addressed mobile device security and accepted use. Additionally, OCR's investigation resulted in Advocate workforce members that use mobile devices are now required to fill out and submit an acknowledgment form that establish proper administrative, technical, and physical security safeguards. \
Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.
- Organization
- Advocate Health Care
- State
- IL
- Entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 812
- Submission date
- January 22, 2010
- Breach type
- Theft
- Location of information
- Laptop
- Business associate present
- No
- OCR status
- Archived
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