Health Data Breach Tracker/OH

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center

60,998 individuals · submitted June 1, 2010

About this report

An unencrypted laptop computer containing the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 60,998 individuals was stolen out of a workforce member's car. The ePHI stored on the laptop included names, medical record numbers, and services received. The covered entity (CE) provided breach notification to affected individuals, HHS, and the media. Following the breach, the CE established a new internal procedure to encrypt all new computers before they are given to employees. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective action listed above. \ \ \

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center
State
OH
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
60,998
Submission date
June 1, 2010
Breach type
Theft
Location of information
Laptop
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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