Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Penn Medicine (January 2018)

Organization named: Penn Medicine Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Theft

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 Jan. 2, 2018.

Organization as reported: Penn Medicine, PA
Entity type as reported: Healthcare Provider
Category as reported: Theft
Location of information as reported: Laptop
Submission date: Jan. 2, 2018
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13951, row:5090)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Penn Medicine, reported that an unencrypted laptop containing protected health information (PHI) was stolen from an employee. This breach affected 1,050 individuals and the protected health information (PHI) involved included names, dates of birth, claims information, and treatment information. As a result of the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and security safeguards and retrained its staff on the importance of patient privacy and safeguarding PHI.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

1,050 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Jan. 2, 2018, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

Source dates are the dates the sources give. Observation dates are when BreachRecords recorded each revision.

2018-01-02Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 13951)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Penn Medicine Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

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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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