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 June 17, 2011.
- Organization as reported
- Gene S. J. Liaw, MD. PS, WA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Theft
- Location of information as reported
- Other, Other Portable Electronic Device
- Submission date
- June 17, 2011
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 15830, row:6969)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
An unencrypted portable computer drive (a USB) containing the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 1,105 patients was misplaced and could not be found in the entity's office. The ePHI included names, addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, diagnosis codes, insurance information, and social security numbers. The entity provided breach notification to affected individuals and HHS. Following the breach, the entity replaced the missing drive with encryption-capable USB drives, provided secure, locked storage facilities for its mobile devices, and implemented policies preventing removal of such devices from the office. OCR's investigation found that the entity in fact is not a covered entity under the Privacy and Security Rules.