Healthcare Provider · Archived
Luz Colon, DPM Podiatry
1,137 individuals · submitted May 19, 2012
About this report
On March 20, 2012, an unencrypted laptop computer containing patient information was lost or stolen. The laptop contained the demographic, clinical and financial information of 1,137 individuals. The covered entity (CE), Absolute Foot and Ankle Specialists Inc., provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and English and Spanish media. In response to the breach, the CE disallowed removal of equipment from the premises and began using cloud-based electronic medical record software. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed above.
Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.
- Organization
- Luz Colon, DPM Podiatry
- State
- FL
- Entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 1,137
- Submission date
- May 19, 2012
- Breach type
- Loss, Theft
- Location of information
- Laptop
- Business associate present
- No
- OCR status
- Archived
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