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. 15, 2017.
- Organization as reported
- Chilton Medical Center, NJ
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Theft
- Location of information as reported
- Other Portable Electronic Device
- Submission date
- Dec. 15, 2017
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13968, row:5107)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Chilton Medical Center, the covered entity (CE) reported that an employee removed a computer hard drive containing patients’ protected health information (PHI) and sold it on the internet. The hard drive contained 4,600 patients’ names, addresses, dates of birth, medications, other treatment information, and medical record numbers. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Following the breach, the CE notified Morris County New Jersey Prosecutor’s Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation and sanctioned the employee (which in this case included termination of employment). The CE revised its policy governing the management of all electronic assets within the organization, improved physical security, and implemented a new procedure for decommissioning hard drives. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed above. The CE is expected to develop an updated and thorough risk analysis and develop and implement a corresponding risk management plan.