Health Data Breach Tracker/TX

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Health Texas Provider Network

1,259 individuals · submitted September 23, 2011

About this report

An unencrypted laptop possibly containing the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 1,259 patients was stolen from an employee’s personal vehicle. The ePHI that was potentially involved in the breach included patients’ names, contact information, social security numbers, dates of birth, diagnoses, account numbers, physician names, types of procedures and services, dates of service, and health insurance information. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Following the breach the CE terminated the employee. As a result of OCR’s investigation, the CE updated its encryption policies and procedures to require and verify the encryption of computers before use, and conducted mandatory annual computer safety training.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Health Texas Provider Network
State
TX
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
1,259
Submission date
September 23, 2011
Breach type
Theft
Location of information
Laptop
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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