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 Oct. 14, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Alain A. Montiel, DDS, CA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Theft
- Location of information as reported
- Laptop
- Submission date
- Oct. 14, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11121, row:2260)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Dr. Alain A. Montiel, DDS, the covered entity (CE), reported that a laptop was stolen from his vehicle that contained the protected health information (PHI) of 17,157 individuals. The PHI involved included names, diagnoses, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS and the affected individuals. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative and physical safeguards to protect PHI.