Health Data Breach Tracker/CA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Bay Area Pain Medical Associates

2,780 individuals · submitted July 16, 2014

About this report

The offices of the covered entity (CE), Bay Area Pain Management Associates, were broken into and three desktop computers were stolen. One unencrypted document on a stolen computer contained the names, and dates of service of 2,780 individuals. In response to the breach the CE improved physical safeguards by adding a security alarm system, and increasing security features on doors. The CE improved technical safeguards by implementing an encryption file management program. As a result of OCR’s investigation the CE improved its HIPAA practices.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Bay Area Pain Medical Associates
State
CA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
2,780
Submission date
July 16, 2014
Breach type
Theft
Location of information
Desktop Computer
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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