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 Nov. 1, 2013.
- Organization as reported
- Genesis Rehabilitation Services, PA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Loss
- Location of information as reported
- Other Portable Electronic Device
- Submission date
- Nov. 1, 2013
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 15276, row:6415)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Two unencrypted flash drives containing the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 1,167 individuals were stolen from a staff member’s office. The ePHI involved in the breach included names, dates of birth, treatment and diagnosis information, medical insurance identification numbers, and, in some instances, social security numbers. The covered entity (CE), Genesis Rehabilitation Services, provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided free credit monitoring. The CE retrained all staff members on its policies regarding encryption of flash drives. Additionally, OCR’s investigation resulted in the CE revising its HIPAA policies.