Health Plan · Archived
City of Philadelphia
1,458 individuals · submitted July 19, 2019
About this report
The City of Philadelphia, the covered entity (CE), reported that an unencrypted laptop of an employee was stolen after the employee inadvertently left it on a public bus. Access logs to web-based applications that stored protected health information (PHI) revealed no unauthorized access to its computer systems. The breach affected approximately 1,500 individuals. The protected health information potentially disclosed included names, dates of birth, and treatment information. Following the breach, the covered entity ensured that all previously unencrypted mobile devices were encrypted. Additionally, OCR reviewed the covered entity’s risk analysis to ensure compliance with the HIPAA Security Rule.
Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.
- Organization
- City of Philadelphia
- State
- PA
- Entity type
- Health Plan
- Individuals affected
- 1,458
- Submission date
- July 19, 2019
- Breach type
- Loss
- Location of information
- Laptop
- Business associate present
- No
- OCR status
- Archived
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