Health Data Breach Tracker/TX

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Little River Healthcare

542 individuals · submitted June 16, 2017

About this report

An unencrypted laptop computer and paper patient charts were stolen from the locked vehicle of a workforce member of the covered entity (CE), Little River Healthcare. The protected health information (PHI) potentially affected included the names, dates of birth, and treatment information of approximately 542 individuals. As a result of the breach, the CE improved safeguards, updated its policies and procedures, and trained its workforce members on better practices to protect PHI. Further, the CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Little River Healthcare
State
TX
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
542
Submission date
June 16, 2017
Breach type
Theft
Location of information
Laptop
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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