Healthcare Provider · Archived
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans
14,500 individuals · submitted September 15, 2015
About this report
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center – New Orleans, the covered entity (CE), reported that an unencrypted laptop was stolen from a physician’s personal vehicle resulting in the theft of protected health information (PHI) of approximately 14,500 individuals. The types of PHI involved in the breach included clinical and demographic information. Following the breach, the CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. As a result of OCR’s investigation, the CE began to identify all unencrypted electronic devices and encrypt them, and implemented a method to address data backup. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed above.
Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.
- Organization
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans
- State
- LA
- Entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 14,500
- Submission date
- September 15, 2015
- Breach type
- Theft
- Location of information
- Laptop
- Business associate present
- No
- OCR status
- Archived
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