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 Oct. 15, 2014.
- Organization as reported
- City of Dallas Fire-Rescue Department, TX
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Theft
- Location of information as reported
- Laptop
- Submission date
- Oct. 15, 2014
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 14954, row:6093)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Multiple laptop computers containing EKG strips were lost, stolen, or unaccounted for from the covered entity (CE), City of Dallas Fire-Rescue Department. The electronic protected health information (ePHI) on the laptops included EKG strips in addition to the names, addresses, medical history, diagnoses, dates of birth, and the social security numbers of approximately 1,000 individuals. Upon discovering the breach, the CE formed a breach assessment team to review and address investigation findings. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. The CE improved physical security to address deficiencies within its system. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed.