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 25, 2013.
- Organization as reported
- Louisiana State University Health Care Services Division, LA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Desktop Computer
- Submission date
- July 25, 2013
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 15357, row:6496)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Electronic protected health information (ePHI) was used and disclosed by a workforce member of the covered entity (CE), Louisiana State University Health Care Services Division, to produce fraudulent checks and steal cash. The ePHI included the checking accounts, driver’s licenses, social security numbers, and other demographic information for approximately 6,994 individuals. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Upon discovering the breach, the CE sanctioned the involved workforce member. The CE improved physical security by adopting new security procedures. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed.