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 Nov. 30, 2015.
- Organization as reported
- Carolyn B Lyde, MD, PA, TX
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Theft
- Location of information as reported
- Laptop
- Submission date
- Nov. 30, 2015
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 14663, row:5802)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
An unencrypted, password protected laptop computer containing the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 1,500 individuals, was stolen from the covered entity (CE), Dermatology Center of Lewisville. The laptop was used as a storage device and individuals' names and images of individuals' skin conditions. As a result of OCR’s investigation, the CE adopted encryption technologies, updated its Risk Analysis, implemented its corresponding Risk Management Plan, improved physical security, and retrained its workforce members on its revised policies and procedures.