Health Data Breach Tracker/TX

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Heriberto Rodriguez-Ayala, M.D.

4,200 individuals · submitted May 11, 2010

About this report

An unencrypted laptop computer containing the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 4,200 individuals was stolen from a personal vehicle. The PHI included names, addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, social security numbers, treatment histories, and driver license numbers. The covered entity (CE) provided breach notification to the affected individuals, HHS, and the media. As a result of OCR's investigation the covered entity implemented new policies and procedures, retrained staff, and installed encryption software on all workstations.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Heriberto Rodriguez-Ayala, M.D.
State
TX
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
4,200
Submission date
May 11, 2010
Breach type
Theft
Location of information
Laptop
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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