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. 5, 2010.
- Organization as reported
- Fort Worth Allergy and Asthma Associates, TX
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Theft
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Aug. 5, 2010
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 16002, row:7141)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Several computers, including a server, were stolen during a burglary at the covered entity's (CE) premises. The breach affected approximately 25,000 individuals and included names, addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers, driver license numbers, diagnoses, and conditions. Following the breach, the CE provided breach notification to affected individuals, the media, and HHS. It also improved physical security and began using a new model for its management practices with an off-site encrypted database. After the initiation of OCR'S investigation, the CE amended its business associate agreement. \ \ \