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 June 20, 2019.
- Organization as reported
- Boulevard Surgical Associates, CA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Theft
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- June 20, 2019
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13359, row:4498)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Boulevard Surgical Associates (Boulevard), reported that a storage unit was burglarized and paper medical records were stolen. This breach incident affected approximately 671 individuals. The protected health information (PHI) involved included names, Social Security numbers, addresses, dates of birth, claims information, diagnoses, lab results, and medications prescribed. The CE immediately reported the theft to local law enforcement. The CE also notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Following this breach, Boulevard improved physical safeguards at its facility, and adopted new and revised policies and procedures to better protect its PHI. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.