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Breach notice filed by Ochsner Health System (February 2012)

Organization named: Ochsner Health System Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Loss

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 Feb. 20, 2012.

Organization as reported
Ochsner Health System, LA
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Loss
Location of information as reported
Other Portable Electronic Device
Submission date
Feb. 20, 2012
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 15689, row:6828)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

An external hard drive was stolen from the radiology department of the covered entity (CE), Ochsner Health System. The electronic protected health information (ePHI) on the hard drive included the names, addresses, dates of birth, and medical record numbers of approximately 2,088 individuals. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. As a result of the breach, the CE improved technical safeguards and updated its policies and procedures. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed.

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

Figures, per source

  • 2,088 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Feb. 20, 2012, 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 15689)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • Ochsner Health System Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

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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