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 Oct. 11, 2018.
- Organization as reported
- Indiana University School of Medicine, IN
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Theft
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- Oct. 11, 2018
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13663, row:4802)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Indiana University School of Medicine, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee’s vehicle was stolen along with a laptop that was inside. Also in the vehicle was multiple documents containing PHI. This breach affected 2,249 individuals and the PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, diagnoses/conditions, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. As a result of this incident, the CE implemented additional administrative and physical security safeguards to better protect its PHI. The employee responsible was sanctioned. All staff were also trained on the safe transport of data and equipment containing sensitive data. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.