Healthcare Provider · Archived
Valley Plastic Surgery, P.C.
4,873 individuals · submitted September 13, 2012
About this report
The covered entity’s (CE) backup hard drive was stolen from the physician’s car, along with a camera and prescription pads. All the items were thrown aside except for the hard drive. The PHI involved in the breach consisted mainly of names and clinic notes of 4,873 individuals, while dates of birth were involved in some instances. Some photos of patients’ hands were also involved. Following the breach, the CE filed a police report. As a result of OCR’s investigation, the CE updated HIPAA policies, re-trained staff at all levels, and contracted with a third party to provide record storage service and encryption.
Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.
- Organization
- Valley Plastic Surgery, P.C.
- State
- VA
- Entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 4,873
- Submission date
- September 13, 2012
- Breach type
- Theft
- Location of information
- Other Portable Electronic Device
- Business associate present
- No
- OCR status
- Archived
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