Health Data Breach Tracker/CO

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Elk Ridge Dentistry

2,793 individuals · submitted March 2, 2020

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Angus Dental Solutions, Inc. dba Elk Ridge Dentistry, reported that an unencrypted portable hard drive had been stolen from a workforce member’s car. The hard drive contained the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 2,793 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, diagnoses, lab results, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional technical and security safeguards and retrained its staff. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Elk Ridge Dentistry
State
CO
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
2,793
Submission date
March 2, 2020
Breach type
Theft
Location of information
Other Portable Electronic Device
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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