Health Data Breach Tracker/TX

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Oceans Acquisition, Inc.

659 individuals · submitted December 22, 2015

About this report

A laptop computer from the covered entity (CE), Oceans Acquisition, Inc., was stolen from a workforce member’s vehicle. The electronic protected health information (ePHI) on the laptop included patients' first and last names, diagnoses, dates of treatment, dates of birth, insurance providers, and medical record numbers for approximately 659 individuals. Upon discovering the theft, the CE filed a report with the county sheriff's office. Additionally, the CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. The CE also improved safeguards, sanctioned the involved workforce member, and retrained staff. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed above.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Oceans Acquisition, Inc.
State
TX
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
659
Submission date
December 22, 2015
Breach type
Theft
Location of information
Laptop
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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