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 Aug. 25, 2020.
- Organization as reported
- Consultant Anesthesiologists, Inc., OH
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Theft
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- Aug. 25, 2020
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12731, row:3870)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Consultant Anesthesiologists, Inc., reported that a bag containing paper records was stolen from a workforce member’s vehicle. The files contained the protected health information (PHI) of 740 individuals and included names and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS and the affected individuals. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative and physical safeguards to better protect its PHI. In addition, the CE retrained its workforce members on properly safeguarding PHI. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE regarding the HIPAA Breach Notification and Privacy Rules.