Health Data Breach Tracker/MT

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Ortho Montana, PSC

37,000 individuals · submitted February 8, 2011

About this report

A laptop containing the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of approximately 37,000 patients was lost or stolen when the laptop was taken to an event by a workforce member. Following the breach, the covered entity (CE) sanctioned the workforce member who responsible for handling the laptop. As a result of OCR's investigation, the CE conducted a risk analysis and developed a risk management plan. The CE also removed ePHI from laptops and encrypted laptops, tablets, and cellular smart phones. Additionally, the CE developed new procedures and revised existing procedures in order to safeguard ePHI .

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Ortho Montana, PSC
State
MT
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
37,000
Submission date
February 8, 2011
Breach type
Theft
Location of information
Laptop
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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