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 July 13, 2018.
- Organization as reported
- Rocky Mountain Health Care Services, CO
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Theft
- Location of information as reported
- Laptop
- Submission date
- July 13, 2018
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13750, row:4889)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Rocky Mountain Health Care Services, reported that on multiple occasions laptops and cell phones containing protected health information (PHI) were stolen or failed to be returned by departing staff. This breach affected the PHI of 2,442 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license numbers, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft restoration services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards.