HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of Jan. 12, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Air Methods, LLC, NV
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Theft
- Location of information as reported
- Laptop
- Submission date
- Jan. 12, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10207, row:1346)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Air Methods, reported that a laptop computer containing the protected health information (PHI) of 34,063 individuals was stolen from during a burglary. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, medications, and claims and treatment information, The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect PHI.