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 April 9, 2010.
- Organization as reported
- Pediatric Sports and Spine Associates, TX
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Theft
- Location of information as reported
- Laptop
- Submission date
- April 9, 2010
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 16073, row:7212)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
An unencrypted laptop was stolen from an employee's vehicle. The laptop contained the protected health information of approximately 955 individuals. The protected health information involved in the breach included names, addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers, diagnoses, medications and other treatment information. Following the discovery of the breach, the covered entity revised policies, retrained staff and implemented additional physical and technical safeguards including encryption software. The covered entity also removed the stolen laptop's access to the server, sanctioned the involved employee, notified the affected individuals and notified the local media. \