Health Data Breach Tracker/LA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Eye Care Surgery Center, Inc.

2,553 individuals · submitted April 27, 2018

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Eye Care Surgery Center, Inc. reported that an unencrypted laptop containing the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 2,553 individuals was stolen from its facility. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, and diagnoses. In response to this breach incident, the CE provided notice to OCR, affected individuals, and the media. Additionally, the CE reported the incident to local law enforcement, encrypted its laptops and workstations, and improved physical safeguards to prevent similar incidents.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Eye Care Surgery Center, Inc.
State
LA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
2,553
Submission date
April 27, 2018
Breach type
Theft
Location of information
Laptop
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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