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 Dec. 6, 2019.
- Organization as reported
- Children’s Hope Alliance, NC
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Theft
- Location of information as reported
- Laptop
- Submission date
- Dec. 6, 2019
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13101, row:4240)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Children’s Hope Alliance, reported that an unencrypted laptop containing the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 1,002 individuals, was stolen from an employee’s vehicle. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, clinical information, and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE sanctioned the responsible employee and implemented additional administrative safeguards to better protect its sensitive data.