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 June 30, 2017.
- Organization as reported
- California Pacific Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, CA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Theft
- Location of information as reported
- Laptop, Paper/Films
- Submission date
- June 30, 2017
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 14144, row:5283)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), California Pacific Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, reported that an unencrypted laptop and documents that contained electronic protected health information (ePHI) and protected health information (PHI) were stolen from a physician’s vehicle. The unencrypted laptop was password protected and contained the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of approximately 2,271 individuals. The PHI and ePHI involved included names birthdates, addresses, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, law enforcement, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE strengthened its administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI and ePHI. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE regarding the HIPAA Security Rule.