Health Data Breach Tracker/AZ

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Laboratory Corporation of America / US LABS / Dianon Systems, Inc

2,773 individuals · submitted April 1, 2010

About this report

An external hard drive containing ePHI of 2,773 individuals was stolen. The ePHI included first and last name, medical record number, date of birth, laboratory test information data, and some social security numbers. CE advises OCR that notice to the individuals went out April 13 and 14, 2010. The media (St. Petersburg Times) was notified. CE added emails will now be password protected and encrypted. As a result of the loss, CE has initiated an encryption project to encrypt external hard drives and related media. \ \

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Laboratory Corporation of America / US LABS / Dianon Systems, Inc
State
AZ
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
2,773
Submission date
April 1, 2010
Breach type
Theft
Location of information
Other Portable Electronic Device
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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