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Breach notice filed by Kaiser Permanente Northern California (July 2016)

Organization named: Kaiser Permanente Northern California Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Theft

What the sources say

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 July 12, 2016.

Organization as reported
Kaiser Permanente Northern California, CA
Entity type as reported
Health Plan
Category as reported
Theft
Location of information as reported
Other Portable Electronic Device
Submission date
July 12, 2016
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 14483, row:5622)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

Two former employees stole over 2,000 pieces of Clinical Technology ultrasound units and related parts over a period of years, from June 6, 2010, to May 19, 2016. The breach affected approximately 1,136 patients of the covered entity (CE), Kaiser Permanente Northern California and included names, internal medical record numbers, and ultrasound images. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media and also provided substitute notice. Following the breach, the CE reported the theft to the FBI. As a result of this incident, the CE trained staff on safeguarding PHI and proper decommissioning of medical equipment and established quality assurance monitoring processes and quarterly reviews to prevent a similar breach from occurring in the future. In addition, OCR provided the CE with technical assistance regarding its security management process.

The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

  • 1,136 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date July 12, 2016, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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  • Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 14483)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Archived evidence

  • 3dbc27dd5742e041cc1e7fe18cc669e2901fbd3b86b7007ed27948ff4d406e1f
    text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, retrieved from HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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