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 March 13, 2020.
- Organization as reported
- North Texas Institute of Neurology and Headache, TX
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Theft
- Location of information as reported
- Laptop
- Submission date
- March 13, 2020
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12968, row:4107)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), North Texas Institute of Neurology and Headache, reported that a laptop computer containing the protected health information (PHI) of 500 individuals was stolen from an employee’s vehicle. The CE notified HHS and affected individuals. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards to better protect sensitive data. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules. After filing the breach report, the CE reported that the laptop was password protected and encrypted.