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 Jan. 11, 2011.
- Organization as reported
- Friendship Center Dental Office, FL
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Theft
- Location of information as reported
- Laptop
- Submission date
- Jan. 11, 2011
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 15913, row:7052)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
On December 19, 2010, the covered entity’s (CE) facility was broken into and an unencrypted laptop was stolen, affecting the demographic information of approximately 2,200 individuals, including names, addresses, dates of birth and social security numbers. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. The CE increased physical security by installing a security system with motion detectors as well as motion sensor lighting outside the building. The CE also updated its HIPAA policies and procedures to reflect Security Rule requirements, including password protection requirements and the encryption of ePHI in transit. OCR obtained assurances that the corrective actions listed above were taken.