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 Dec. 15, 2009.
- Organization as reported
- Detroit Department of Health and Wellness Promotion, MI
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Theft
- Location of information as reported
- Desktop Computer, Laptop
- Submission date
- Dec. 15, 2009
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 16118, row:7257)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
A desktop and four laptop computers were stolen from the covered entity's locked facility. The protected health information involved in the breach included names, addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers, types of services received, and Medicare/Medicaid numbers.Following the breach, the covered entity installed new office door locks with assigned keys, installed security cameras with alarms, and physically secured computers to desks. The covered entity now stores billing information in its patient management system, and it ensured that no electronic protected health information was stored locally. Additionally, OCR's investigation resulted in the covered entity providing training to workforce members regarding the incident \