Health Data Breach Tracker/CA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Napa Valley Dentistry

4,262 individuals · submitted October 5, 2016

About this report

Napa Valley Dentistry (NVD), the covered entity (CE), discovered that an unencrypted server that contained electronic protected health information (ePHI) had been stolen from its offsite storage unit. The breach affected 4,262 individuals and the ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, social security numbers, addresses, and financial information. In response to the breach, NVD performed a risk analysis, executed a corresponding risk management plan, and implemented several updates to its policies and procedures. In response to OCR’s investigation, NVD provided additional training to the staff members pertaining to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Napa Valley Dentistry
State
CA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
4,262
Submission date
October 5, 2016
Breach type
Theft
Location of information
Other
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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