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 Sept. 8, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Oficina Medica
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Theft
- Location of information as reported
- Desktop Computer, Other Portable Electronic Device
- Submission date
- Sept. 8, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9713, row:852)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Oficina Medica, reported that three computers, one printer, one telephone, and several scanners were stolen from its clinic. The protected health information (PHI) of 2,618 individuals was affected. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, diagnoses/conditions, lab results, and medications. The CE notified HHS and the affected individuals. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards.