Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Midwest Urological Group (July 2014)

Organization named: Midwest Urological Group 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 OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of July 30, 2014.

Organization as reported: Midwest Urological Group, IL
Entity type as reported: Healthcare Provider
Category as reported: Theft
Location of information as reported: Laptop
Submission date: July 30, 2014
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 15031, row:6170)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

On May 30, 2014, an unencrypted laptop computer was stolen from a company closet. The laptop contained the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 982 individuals, including names and data from medical tests. The covered entity (CE) provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media and also notified police. Following the breach, the CE sanctioned and retrained the employee responsible for securing the computer and implemented new policies and procedures to improve safeguards to PHI. OCR obtained written assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed above.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

982 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date July 30, 2014, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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2014-07-30Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 15031)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Midwest Urological Group Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

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text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, from the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), retrieved 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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