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 Oct. 20, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- FOREFRONT DERMATOLOGY, SC, WI
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Theft
- Location of information as reported
- Other Portable Electronic Device
- Submission date
- Oct. 20, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11113, row:2252)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Forefront Dermatology, reported that an employee sold decommissioned electronic devices that contained the protected health information (PHI) of 45,580 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, phone numbers, addresses, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE sanctioned the responsible employee as well as others and implemented additional technical safeguards.