Health Data Breach Tracker/GA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Simmons Family Chiropractic

2,000 individuals · submitted September 6, 2019

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Simmons Family Chiropractic, reported that its office was burglarized and a laptop and flash drive containing the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 2,000 individuals was stolen. The ePHI involved included names, birthdates, diagnoses, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and local law enforcement. In its mitigation efforts, the CE enhanced its physical security measures and implemented additional technical safeguards to better protect its sensitive data. During its investigation, OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Privacy Rule.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Simmons Family Chiropractic
State
GA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
2,000
Submission date
September 6, 2019
Breach type
Theft
Location of information
Laptop, Other Portable Electronic Device
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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