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 Nov. 21, 2012.
- Organization as reported
- Original Medicine Acupuncture & Wellness, LLC, NM
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Theft
- Location of information as reported
- Laptop
- Submission date
- Nov. 21, 2012
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 15534, row:6673)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Two laptop computers containing the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 540 individuals were stolen during a break-in at the offices of the covered entity (CE), Original Medicine Acupuncture & Wellness. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Following the incident, the CE upgraded its security system and reduced the number of computers that maintains PHI. OCR reviewed copies of the CE’s relevant HIPAA policies and procedures.