Health Data Breach Tracker/FL

Healthcare Provider · Archived

South Florida Neurology Associates, P.A.

900 individuals · submitted July 3, 2013

About this report

A laptop computer was stolen after hours from a lab of the covered entity (CE), South Florida Neurology Associates. The laptop contained the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 900 patients and contained demographic and clinical information, including patients’ names, dates of birth, and diagnoses. The CE notified law enforcement which initiated an investigation. Additionally, the CE provided breach notification to HHS, the affected individuals, and the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. The CE improved physical safeguards and improved administrative safeguards by imposing more restrictive access policies for the lab.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
South Florida Neurology Associates, P.A.
State
FL
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
900
Submission date
July 3, 2013
Breach type
Theft
Location of information
Laptop
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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