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 Nov. 13, 2015.
- Organization as reported
- HealthPoint, WA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Theft
- Location of information as reported
- Laptop
- Submission date
- Nov. 13, 2015
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 14670, row:5809)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE) reported a breach concerning the theft of a laptop computer from its medical office. The laptop was used for eye scans and contained the names, dates of birth, and medical record numbers of 1,300 patients. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. As a result of OCR’s investigation, and to prevent a similar breach from happening in the future, the CE undertook a comprehensive risk analysis, encrypted its mobile devices, and ensured that physical safeguards were in place. It also retrained employees and revised its security policies and procedures.