Healthcare Provider · Archived
Medcenter One
650 individuals · submitted November 17, 2011
About this report
On or about October 21, 2011, the covered entity (CE), MedCenter One, Inc., which merged with Sanford Health on July 3, 2012, failed to safeguard the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of approximately 650 patients when an unencrypted, password-protected laptop computer and a bag containing 11 patient charge tickets were stolen from an employee’s vehicle. The type of ePHI involved in the breach included demographic information. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. The CE encrypted all of its laptop computers, implemented new information technology security policies and procedures, retrained staff on its new policies, and sanctioned the responsible employee. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed above.
Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.
- Organization
- Medcenter One
- State
- ND
- Entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 650
- Submission date
- November 17, 2011
- Breach type
- Theft
- Location of information
- Laptop
- Business associate present
- No
- OCR status
- Archived
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