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 7, 2010.
- Organization as reported
- Long Island Consultation Center, NY
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Theft
- Location of information as reported
- Other, Other Portable Electronic Device
- Submission date
- July 7, 2010
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 16025, row:7164)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Long Island Consultation Center, misplaced an unencrypted portable device that contained the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 800 individuals. The ePHI included names, dates of birth, diagnoses, and other treatment information. Upon discovery of the breach, the CE conducted a search for the portable device. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, the media, and affected individuals. As a result of OCR's investigation, the CE improved physical security. The CE also developed and implemented a policy and procedure prohibiting use of portable media for storing ePHI and trained staff on its new policy.