HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of Feb. 3, 2020.
- Organization as reported
- Arizona Pain and Spine Institute, AZ
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Theft
- Location of information as reported
- Laptop
- Submission date
- Feb. 3, 2020
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13021, row:4160)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Arizona Pain and Spine Institute, reported that a laptop was stolen from an employee’s vehicle that contained the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 530 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, and ultrasound images. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, local law enforcement, and provided affected individuals with free credit monitoring services. In its mitigation efforts, the CE adopted additional administrative and security safeguards and sanctioned the responsible employee. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance regarding its security management processes.